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Chalcedony from
Amsdorf lignite open pit, Amsdorf, Seegebiet Mansfelder Land, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Amsdorf lignite open pit, Amsdorf, Seegebiet Mansfelder Land, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:856785
Long-form Identifier:1:3:856785:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘTilkerode mining district, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘAllzunah Castle, Herrmannsacker, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘNetzberg, Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘOberstahlberg iron mines, Neuwerk, Rübeland, Oberharz am Brocken, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘBüchenberg Mine, Elbingerode, Oberharz am Brocken, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘGnandstein, Kohren-Salis, Frohburg, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘQuartz occurrences, Hippeln, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘSilberner Mann mine, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
79.1km (49.2 miles) ⓘSt Georg Mine (Goslar'sche Gleie), Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
79.2km (49.2 miles) ⓘKohren-Salis, Frohburg, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
References
Huhle, H. and G. Hohndorf (2013): Interessante Mineralienfunde aus dem Braunkohletagebau Amsdorf bei Halle a.d. Saale. Mineralien-Welt, 24 (6), 118-129.
 
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