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Almandine from
Saidenbach reservoir, Forchheim, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Reservoir
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diamond3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saidenbach reservoir, Forchheim, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:387875
Long-form Identifier:1:3:387875:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘEclogite outcrop, Forchheim, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘGlückauf Shaft, Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
16.3km (10.2 miles) ⓘBoden, Großrückerswalde, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘBräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘGreifenstein adit, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘLoučná, Lom, Most District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘMagnetite Mine, Měděnec, Chomutov District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘGraul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘDiethensdorf Quarry, Diethensdorf, Claußnitz, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘTin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
References
Massonne, Hans-Joachim, Nasdala, Lutz (2003) Characterization of an early metamorphic stage through inclusions in zircon of a diamondiferous quartzofeldspathic rock from the Erzgebirge, Germany. American Mineralogist, 88 (5) 883-889 doi:10.2138/am-2003-5-618
 
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