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Smoky Quartz from
Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Smoky Quartz

Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Smoky Quartz

Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Smoky Quartz

Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Smoky Quartz

Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Smoky Quartz

Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Smoky Quartz

Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
00626180017714099007025.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
06480990017714099001115.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Smoky Quartz

Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Smoky Quartz

Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite1
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:91060
Long-form Identifier:1:3:91060:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘFuchsbau quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘPegmatite outcrop, Fichtel lake, Fichtelberg, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘWolfskehle quarry, Nagel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘSchoberth quarry, Rudolfstein, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘUranium deposit, Rudolfstein, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘRotenfels (Rotenfels im Flötztal), Mehlmeisel, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘKreuzweiher mine, Pullenreuth, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘStreuspitz, Weißenstadter Forst-Nord, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘJohannes Mine, Göpfersgrün, Wunsiedel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘReinersreuth quarry (Köhlerloh quarry), Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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