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Rock Crystal from
Diabase quarries, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Rock Crystal
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rock Crystal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diabase quarries, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:773684
Long-form Identifier:1:3:773684:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rock Crystal
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘSilberberg Quarry, Hof, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘSophienreuth quarry, Schönwald, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed quarry, Martinlamitzer Forst-Nord, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘKleiner Kornberg, Niederlamitz, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘEpprechtstein, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘReicholdsgrün, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘDiabase quarries, Neumark, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘReinersreuth quarry (Köhlerloh quarry), Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘStreuspitz, Weißenstadter Forst-Nord, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘJohannes Mine, Göpfersgrün, Wunsiedel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan; Noack, Roland (2001) Die Diabas-Steinbrüche bei Bösenbrunn im Vogtland. Neufunde von Fluorit und Gersdorffit [The diabase quarries near Bösenbrunn in the Vogtland region. New finds of fluorite and gersdorffite]. Lapis, 26 (7-8). 67-76
 
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