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Quartz from
Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Quartz, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite4
Chalcopyrite2
Pyrite1
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75686
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75686:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘClemensberg quarry, Hildfeld, Winterberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘEisenberg, Goldhausen, Korbach, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘKuhlenberg quarry, Silbach, Winterberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘCopper mine, Thalitter, Vöhl, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘHunold Quarry, Dainrode, Frankenau, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘBruchhauser Steine, Bruchhausen, Olsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘWachenfeld Quarry, Nieder-Werbe, Waldeck, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘDörnberg Mine, Olsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘJuno Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘAurora Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
Unland, Georg (2004) Baryte und Strontianite vom Feinsten: Die Schwerspatlagerstätte Dreislar im Sauerland und ihre Mineralien [Barytes and strontianites at their finest: The Dreislar baryte deposit in the Sauerland and its minerals]. Mineralien Welt, 15 (3). 12-51
 
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