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Nacrite from
Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Nacrite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nacrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77880
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77880:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Nacrite
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘGreifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘStraßburger Glück Mine, Niederschlag, Bärenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘVater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘPlanitz, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘStruthwald quarries, Niederwiesa, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘAmerika Quarry, Penig, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘAltväter samt Eschig Mine, Sayda, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘGlückauf Shaft, Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘEinigkeit Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
References
Schlegel, Peter (1991) Die Mineralien der Grube 'Gelbe Birke' bei Schwarzenberg in Sachsen [The minerals of the 'Gelbe Birke' mine near Schwarzenberg in Saxony]. Lapis, 16 (6). 13-20; 58
 
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