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Anatase from
Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany


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Anatase, etc.

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Anatase

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
03928740017272018788132.jpg
Anatase

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
07284530017272018792634.jpg
Anatase

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
04379040017272303849919.jpg
Anatase, etc.

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Anatase

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Anatase

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Anatase

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
04379040017272303849919.jpg
Anatase, etc.

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
08783530017272018764851.jpg
Anatase

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
03928740017272018788132.jpg
Anatase

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
07284530017272018792634.jpg
Anatase

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Anatase
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anatase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:679459
Long-form Identifier:1:3:679459:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anatase
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘMark Mine, Weinbach, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘBirkenkopf quarry, Mensfelden, Hünfelden, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘGrüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘPius Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘStahl quarry, Dörrmorsbach, Haibach, Aschaffenburg District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
86.9km (54.0 miles) ⓘLinck marble works, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘClemensberg quarry, Hildfeld, Winterberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘBockenrod, Reichelsheim, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
91.8km (57.1 miles) ⓘClay pit, Vierstöck, Reichelsheim, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
92.2km (57.3 miles) ⓘSeelberg Mine, Niedermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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