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Schorl from
Papiermühle, Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


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Papiermühle, Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Schorl

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Schorl

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Schorl

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Papiermühle, Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Schorl

Papiermühle, Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
- var Smoky Quartz2
Feldspar Group1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Papiermühle, Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:91193
Long-form Identifier:1:3:91193:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘSchwarzenhammer, Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘLängenau, Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘJohannes Mine, Göpfersgrün, Wunsiedel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘKleiner Kornberg, Niederlamitz, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘEpprechtstein, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘStreuspitz, Weißenstadter Forst-Nord, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘReinersreuth quarry (Köhlerloh quarry), Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘSchoberth quarry, Rudolfstein, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘGranite quarries, Schurbach, Waldershof, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘSägmühle (Rotes Kreuz), Tirschenreuth, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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