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Smectite Group from
Grögöd Quarry (G'steinert Quarry), Untergriesbach, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Smectite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smectite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grögöd Quarry (G'steinert Quarry), Untergriesbach, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:486643
Long-form Identifier:1:3:486643:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smectite Group
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘEitzing Quarry, Oberfrauenwald, Waldkirchen, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘSteinerleinbach Quarry, Röhrnbach, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘGranodiorite quarries (incl. Kusser Quarry), Hötzendorf, Tittling, Tittling, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘU obrázku quarry (Obrázek I quarry), Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘEichberg, Unterlembach, Großdietmanns, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Habel, Martin (2007) Fundstelle in Ostbayern. Der Steinbruch bei Grögöd und seine Mineralien [Collecting site in Eastern Bavaria. The quarry near Grögöd and its minerals]. Mineralien-Welt, 18 (5). 20-26
 
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