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Fluorapatite from
Reinersreuth quarry (Köhlerloh quarry), Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


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Fluorapatite

Reinersreuth quarry, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Fluorapatite

Reinersreuth quarry, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Fluorapatite

Reinersreuth quarry, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Fluorapatite

Reinersreuth quarry, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Fluorapatite

Reinersreuth quarry, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Fluorapatite

Reinersreuth quarry, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Fluorapatite

Reinersreuth quarry, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Fluorapatite

Reinersreuth quarry, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Fluorapatite

Reinersreuth quarry, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
00863030017272033576159.jpg
Fluorapatite

Reinersreuth quarry, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
06775190017272033578025.jpg
Fluorapatite

Reinersreuth quarry, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
07549450017272033588249.jpg
Fluorapatite

Reinersreuth quarry, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Schorl1
Topaz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reinersreuth quarry (Köhlerloh quarry), Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:91021
Long-form Identifier:1:3:91021:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘStreuspitz, Weißenstadter Forst-Nord, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘEpprechtstein, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘSchoberth quarry, Rudolfstein, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘKleiner Kornberg, Niederlamitz, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘFuchsbau quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘZufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘAcherwiese, Schönbrunn, Wunsiedel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘWolfskehle quarry, Nagel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘGroßer Teichelberg (Teichelberg; Teichlberg), Pechbrunn, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘBasalt works, Triebendorf, Wiesau, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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