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Brookite from
Kienberg Quarry, Feilitzsch, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


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Brookite, etc.

Kienberg Quarry, Feilitzsch, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
07030520017599626694469.jpg
Brookite, etc.

Kienberg Quarry, Feilitzsch, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Brookite, etc.

Kienberg Quarry, Feilitzsch, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Brookite
Formula:TiO2
Comments:crystals to 12 mm
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brookite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kienberg Quarry, Feilitzsch, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98369
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98369:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brookite
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘAlt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘEpprechtstein, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘReinersreuth quarry (Köhlerloh quarry), Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘKahlleite quarry, Löhma, Seenplatte, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘHenneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘDiabase quarry, Kupferberg, Kulmbach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘSilberne Rose Mine, Goldkronach, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘKalkhaus Quarry (Kalkhäusl Quarry), Dechantsees, Pullenreuth, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘSchelmberg Quarry, Kirchberg, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘZadní Chodov deposit (Hinterkotten deposit), Zadní Chodov, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
References
Rank, Roland (1987) Titanmineralien aus Feilitzsch bei Hof [Titanium minerals from Feilitzsch near Hof]. Lapis, 12 (3) 31-33
 
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