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


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Elbaite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bräunsdorf, 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 Bräunsdorf, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:651431
Long-form Identifier:1:3:651431:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘWolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘChursdorf, Penig, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘRatsstein quarry, Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘAmerika Quarry, Penig, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘBraunsdorf, Niederwiesa, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘStruthwald quarries, Niederwiesa, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘGreifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘBärengrund, Aue, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘSauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘBretthaus, Oberpfannenstiel, Lauter-Bernsbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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