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Coffinite from
Zadní Chodov deposit (Hinterkotten deposit), Zadní Chodov, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Coffinite
Formula:U(SiO4) · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Coffinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zadní Chodov deposit (Hinterkotten deposit), Zadní Chodov, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:350955
Long-form Identifier:1:3:350955:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Coffinite
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘWäldel Shaft, Uranium deposit, Poppenreuth bei Tirschenreuth, Mähring, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘVítkov II mine, Oldřichov, Tachov, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘDyleň, Stará Voda, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘLhota Uranium Deposit, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘKrudum granite body, Třídomí, Horní Slavkov, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘMiesbrunn pegmatite–aplite swarm, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘChrista Mine, Großschloppen, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘPrinc Evžen deposit, Potůčky Deposit, Potůčky, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘMarienschacht Mine, Wölsendorf, Schwarzach bei Nabburg, Schwandorf District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Parma, Z. (1973) Arzenidy Co-Ni-Fe z Plané u Mariánských Lázní. Acta Universitatis Carolinae – Geologica: 17(1-2): 119-128.
Kolektiv autorů (1984) Československá ložiska uranu. Praha: Československý uranový průmysl: 368 pgs.
René, Miloš, Dolníček, Zdeněk (2017) Uraninite, Coffinite and Brannerite from Shear-Zone Hosted Uranium Deposits of the Bohemian Massif (Central European Variscan Belt) Minerals, 7 (4) 50 doi:10.3390/min7040050
Havelcová, Martina; Machovič, Vladimír; René, Miloš; Sýkorová, Ivana; Lapčák, Ladislav; Špaldoňová, Alexandra (2020) Geochemistry of shear zone-hosted uranium mineralisation at the Zadní Chodov uranium deposit (Bohemian Massif). Ore Geology Reviews, 120. 103428 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103428
 
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