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Fluorite from
Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Prosopite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Nacrite4
Cassiterite4
Quartz2
Topaz1
- var Pyknite1
Zinnwaldite1
Emplectite1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77450
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77450:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘRömer shaft, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘBorehole CS-1, Cínovec, Dubí, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘAdit No. 2, Preiselberg area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘMoldava deposit, Moldava, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘKomárí Vízka Hill, Horní Krupka, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘPreiselberg area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘVrchoslav fluorite deposit, Vrchoslav, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘErzengel, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘStarý Martin adit, Steinknochen area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘNový Martin adit, Steinknochen area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Jahn, Steffen (1999) Größte Zinnlagerstätte Mitteleuropas: Geologie, Bergbaugeschichte und Mineralien von Altenberg in Sachsen [Largest tin deposit in Central Europe: Geology, mining history and minerals from Altenberg in Saxony]. Mineralien-Welt, 10 (2). 17-39
Schilka, Wolfgang (2000) Zinnerlagerstätte Altenberg in Sachsen - Die Mineralienfunde in der letzen Betriebsperiode von 1978 bis 1991 [Altenberg tin ore deposit in Saxony - The mineral discoveries in the last operating period from 1978 to 1991]. Mineralien Welt, 11 (2). 22-27
 
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