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Rose Quartz from
Maisried pegmatite, Böbrach, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Rose Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rose Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maisried pegmatite, Böbrach, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:798651
Long-form Identifier:1:3:798651:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rose Quartz
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘBlötz Mine (Plötz Mine), Bodenmais, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘHühnerkobel Mine (Hennenkobel Mine), Rabenstein, Zwiesel, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘPoschingerhütte Quarry (Rauchloch), Arnbruck, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘDrexler Mine (Draxler Mine; Drachselsried Mine), Arnbruck, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘHirschengrube, Schwarzeck, Lohberg, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘHörndl Quarry (Hörlberg Quarry), Lohberghütte, Lohberg, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘStanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘSavings bank construction site, Zwiesel, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘGrub Quarries, Grub, Rinchnach, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘU obrázku quarry (Obrázek I quarry), Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
References
Grimm, M.C. (1991): Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Pegmatite im Bayerischen Wald, 2: die Verbandsverhältnisse des Turmalinpegmatits Maisried bei Böbrach/Bayerischer Wald. Aufschluss, 42 (3), 179-192.
 
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