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Vivianite from
Kreuzberg (Rose quartz cliff), Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


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Vivianite

Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Cliff
Classification
Species:Vivianite
Formula:Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vivianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kreuzberg (Rose quartz cliff), Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75376
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75376:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vivianite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘTrutzhofmühle aplite, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘHagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘHagendorf North Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSilbergrube, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘRemmelberg gravel pit, Theisseil, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘScharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘAhornberg, Bärnau, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘHessenreuther Wald, Pressath, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
35.3km (22.0 miles) ⓘBayerland mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘFauna bridge, Erbendorf, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
References
Dill, H.G., Weber, B. (2009), Pleystein-City on Pegmatite, 4th International Symposium on Granitic Pegmatites, Recife, Brazil.
 
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