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Spinel from
Greifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Spinel
Formula:MgAl2O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spinel data
Locality Data:Click here to view Greifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:95457
Long-form Identifier:1:3:95457:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spinel
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘCallenberg North open cut No. 1, Callenberg, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘGranulite outcrop, Waldheim, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘLinhorka Hill, Staré, Třebívlice, Litoměřice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘPodsedice pyrope deposit (Podseditz pyrope deposit), Podsedice, Litoměřice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘPodhorní hill (Podhora), Ovesné Kladruby, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘHeß quarry, Wurlitz, Rehau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘŽelezná hůrka, Mýtina (Altalbenreuth), Lipová, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
87.6km (54.4 miles) ⓘBayerland mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘGroßer Teichelberg (Teichelberg; Teichlberg), Pechbrunn, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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