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Tourmaline from
Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany


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Elbaite

Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Elbaite

Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Elbaite

Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Elbaite

Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Elbaite

Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Elbaite

Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Elbaite

Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Elbaite

Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Elbaite

Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Elbaite

Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Elbaite

Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Elbaite

Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:647593
Long-form Identifier:1:3:647593:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘBräunsdorf, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘChursdorf, Penig, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘAmerika Quarry, Penig, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘRatsstein quarry, Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘBraunsdorf, Niederwiesa, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘStruthwald quarries, Niederwiesa, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘGreifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘBärengrund, Aue, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘBretthaus, Oberpfannenstiel, Lauter-Bernsbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘSauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Haake, R., Flach, S., and Bode, R. (1994): Mineralien und Fundstellen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Teil II. 1st ed., Bode Verlag GmbH (Haltern, Germany), 244 pp.
 
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