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Ilmenite from
Silberberg Mine, Bodenmais, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silberberg Mine, Bodenmais, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:91978
Long-form Identifier:1:3:91978:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘHörndl Quarry (Hörlberg Quarry), Lohberghütte, Lohberg, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘStanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘPancíř kyanite occurrence, Pancíř, Železná Ruda, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘOstrý, Hamry, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘGrub Quarries, Grub, Rinchnach, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘFürstenzeche (Oswald Mine), Buchet, Lam, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘKerber Quarry, Tittling, Tittling, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘGranodiorite quarries (incl. Kusser Quarry), Hötzendorf, Tittling, Tittling, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘDanubian fluvial placer (Donauplatin placer), Straubing, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘSteinerleinbach Quarry, Röhrnbach, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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