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


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Nacrite, etc.

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Nacrite, etc.

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Nacrite, etc.

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Nacrite, etc.

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Nacrite, etc.

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Nacrite, etc.

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Nacrite, etc.

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Nacrite, etc.

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Nacrite, etc.

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Nacrite, etc.

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Nacrite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite4
Cassiterite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nacrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77470
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77470:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Nacrite
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘVrchoslav fluorite deposit, Vrchoslav, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘAltväter samt Eschig Mine, Sayda, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘJunge Hohe Birke Mine, Langenrinne, Zug, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘBeschert Glück Mine, Zug, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘEinigkeit Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘGlückauf Shaft, Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘVater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘStruthwald quarries, Niederwiesa, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘGreifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘStraßburger Glück Mine, Niederschlag, Bärenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
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
 
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