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Almandine from
Bayerland mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


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Almandine, etc.

Bayerland mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
07951530017368059668533.jpg
Almandine, etc.

Bayerland mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Almandine, etc.

Bayerland mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bayerland mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:91272
Long-form Identifier:1:3:91272:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘKornmühle, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘSand pit, Waldsassen, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘOberbaumühle Quarry, Oberbaumühle, Windischeschenbach, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
24.5km (15.3 miles) ⓘGranite quarries, Schurbach, Waldershof, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘGertrud Mine, Menzlhof, Kirchendemenreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘB 299 bridge construction, Erbendorf, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed placers, Pressath, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘMiesbrunn pegmatite–aplite swarm, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed placers, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘScharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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