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Vivianite from
Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


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Vivianite, etc.

Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite, etc.

Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite, etc.

Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite, etc.

Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite, etc.

Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite, etc.

Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite, etc.

Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite, etc.

Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite, etc.

Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Vivianite

Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Vivianite
Formula:Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite3
Pyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vivianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Scharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75416
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75416:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vivianite
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘRemmelberg gravel pit, Theisseil, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘKreuzberg (Rose quartz cliff), Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘTrutzhofmühle aplite, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘHagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘHagendorf North Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘSilbergrube, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘHessenreuther Wald, Pressath, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘFauna bridge, Erbendorf, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘAhornberg, Bärnau, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘPegmatite outcrop near Hopfau, Grötschenreuth, Erbendorf, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
References
Weber, B. (2013): Die Mineralien des Amphibolit-Steinbruchs Muglhof/Ödenthal bei Weiden in der Oberpfalz. Aufschluss 64, 268-281.
 
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