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Rockbridgeite from
Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


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Rockbridgeite

Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Rockbridgeite

Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Rockbridgeite

Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Rockbridgeite

Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Rockbridgeite

Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Rockbridgeite

Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Rockbridgeite

Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Rockbridgeite

Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Rockbridgeite

Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Rockbridgeite

Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Rockbridgeite

Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Rockbridgeite

Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rockbridgeite
Formula:(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rockbridgeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Leonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75392
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75392:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rockbridgeite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMaffei Mine (Nitzelbuch Mine), Nitzlbuch (Nitzelbuch), Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘPegmatite outcrop near Hopfau, Grötschenreuth, Erbendorf, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘScharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘPlößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘLindner Mine, Plößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘKreuzberg (Rose quartz cliff), Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
56.9km (35.3 miles) ⓘTrutzhofmühle aplite, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘMiesbrunn pegmatite–aplite swarm, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘHagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘHagendorf North Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
References
42. (in German)
Stanjek, Helge (1983) Auerbach/Oberpfalz. Phosphatmineralien aus der Grube Leonie [Auerbach/Upper Palatinate. Phosphate minerals from the Leonie mine]. Lapis, 8 (3) 9-18
 
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