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Galena from
Förtschendorf, Pressig, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Förtschendorf, Pressig, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:621407
Long-form Identifier:1:3:621407:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘSlate quarries, Lehesten, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘKarlszeche, Wallenfels, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘHenneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘJohannes der Täufer Mine, Schmölz, Wallenfels, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘButtermühle, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘAlt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘTännig, Bad Lobenstein, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘMuckenberg quarry, Saalburg-Ebersdorf, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘLiselotte mine (Kemlas prospect), Kemlas, Issigau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘLimestone pit, Kamsdorf, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
References
www.vfmg-weiden.de (2001) http://www.vfmg-weiden.de/min.htm
 
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