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Prehnite from
Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Prehnite

Prehnite-bearing cliffs, Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Prehnite, etc.

Prehnite-bearing cliffs, Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Prehnite

Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Prehnite

Prehnite-bearing cliffs, Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Prehnite

Prehnite-bearing cliffs, Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Prehnite, etc.

Prehnite-bearing cliffs, Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Prehnite

Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Prehnite

Prehnite-bearing cliffs, Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Prehnite

Prehnite-bearing cliffs, Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Prehnite, etc.

Prehnite-bearing cliffs, Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Prehnite

Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Prehnite

Prehnite-bearing cliffs, Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Harmotome2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:777302
Long-form Identifier:1:3:777302:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Prehnite in this Region
Prehnite-bearing cliffs, Schönlautenbach, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘHosenberg copper mine, Fischbach, Herrstein-Rhaunen, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘRoadcut for windmill constructions, Heimbach, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘPotschberg Quarry, Jettenbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘAndesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘRothenberg quarry, Hefersweiler, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘÖlsberg quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘRauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
78.8km (48.9 miles) ⓘArensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
94.7km (58.8 miles) ⓘLinck marble works, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
98.2km (61.0 miles) ⓘRöhrig quarry (Röhrig gravel works), Kohlplatte, Sonderbach, Heppenheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
References
Leyser, R. (1948): Prehnite in der Umgebung von Idar-Oberstein, Achat, Vol. 1., Nr. 11, pp. 250
 
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