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Amethyst from
Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany


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Amethyst

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Amethyst, etc.

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Amethyst

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Amethyst

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Amethyst

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Amethyst, etc.

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Amethyst

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Amethyst

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Amethyst

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
07815280017272028805167.jpg
Amethyst, etc.

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
07804200017272039676298.jpg
Amethyst

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Amethyst

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
- var Agate4
Baryte1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:95406
Long-form Identifier:1:3:95406:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘWeesenstein, Heidenau, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘTin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘMonzonite quarries, Plauenscher Grund, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘRatsstein quarry, Plauenscher Grund, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘAgate quarry, Halsbach, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘBeihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘHeidelberg, Seiffen, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘPobershau, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘVater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘRudolph shaft, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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