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Quartz from
Neu Heilig Kreuz Mine, Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Neu Heilig Kreuz Mine, Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:700157
Long-form Identifier:1:3:700157:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBäuerin Mine (Shaft 33), Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGetreue Nachbarschaft Mine (Shaft 136), Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘBierschnabel adit, Markus Röhling Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘEisernes Schaf Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘGaliläische Wirtschaft Mine, König David samt Galiläische Wirtschaft Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘZehntausend Ritter Mine, Kippenhain Mine (Kippenhayn Mine), Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘTiefer Bauchstolln, St Andreas Mine (Shaft 80), Annaberg, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘAlte Thiele Mine, Buchholz, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSt Michaelis Mine (Dickmichel adit; Dickmichel Mine; Shaft 270), Annaberg, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘKippenhain Mine (Kippenhayn Mine), Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Nickerl, F., and Röthig, H. (2000): Verzeichnis der Berggebäude von Frohnau 1500-1900. Streifzüge durch die Geschichte des oberen Erzgebirges, Bergbaunachrichten. Arbeitskreis Annaberg-Buchholzer Heimatforscher, 192 pp.
 
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