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Tremolite from
Heß quarry, Wurlitz, Rehau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tremolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Heß quarry, Wurlitz, Rehau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:636073
Long-form Identifier:1:3:636073:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tremolite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘTalcum works (Scheruhn quarry), Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘHaidberg Quarry, Haidberg hill, Zell im Fichtelgebirge, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘMarble quarry, Thiersheim, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘMarble quarry, Stemmas, Thiersheim, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘQuartz vein at A9 highway construction site, Rudolphstein, Berg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘMarble quarry, Sinatengrün, Wunsiedel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘDeyerling quarry, Holenbrunn, Wunsiedel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘRatskalkofen quarry, Wunsiedel marble quarries, Wunsiedel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘOberbaumühle Quarry, Oberbaumühle, Windischeschenbach, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘShaft 235 (Weißer Hirsch mine), Crandorf, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Rost, F. (1949): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 1(5/6), 627-688.
 
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