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Wollastonite from
Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


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Wollastonite, etc.

Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Wollastonite, etc.

Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Wollastonite, etc.

Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Wollastonite, etc.

Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Wollastonite, etc.

Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Wollastonite, etc.

Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Wollastonite, etc.

Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Wollastonite, etc.

Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Wollastonite, etc.

Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Wollastonite, etc.

Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Wollastonite, etc.

Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Wollastonite, etc.

Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Wollastonite
Formula:Ca3(Si3O9)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diopside7
Quartz7
Calcite7
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wollastonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:92245
Long-form Identifier:1:3:92245:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wollastonite
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘKalkofen Quarry, Kalkofen, Arnschwang, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘGneiss quarry, Saunstein, Schönberg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘRadvanka quarry, Hejná, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘWimhof Quarry, Vilshofen, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘSteinerleinbach Quarry, Röhrnbach, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
69.1km (43.0 miles) ⓘGsteinach, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘZwingau shaft, Pfaffenreut, Untergriesbach, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
79.4km (49.3 miles) ⓘGrögöd Quarry (G'steinert Quarry), Untergriesbach, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
81.5km (50.7 miles) ⓘMigmatite quarry, Wernstein am Inn, Schärding District, Upper Austria, Austria
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘKamenné doly quarry, Písek, Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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