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Quartz from
Lorchenmühle, Thiemitz valley, Schwarzenbach am Wald, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


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Quartz

Lorchenmühle, Thiemitz valley, Schwarzenbach am Wald, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Quartz

Lorchenmühle, Thiemitz valley, Schwarzenbach am Wald, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Quartz

Lorchenmühle, Thiemitz valley, Schwarzenbach am Wald, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:huge specimens
Habit:short-prismatic crystals to several cms
Colour:colourless
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lorchenmühle, Thiemitz valley, Schwarzenbach am Wald, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:985493
Long-form Identifier:1:3:985493:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘKarlszeche, Wallenfels, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘGrünlas, Grafengehaig, Kulmbach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘEleonore adit, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘAlt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘFriedrich Wilhelm mine, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘPeterlesstein, Kupferberg, Kulmbach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘMeierhof quarry, Münchberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘVogtendorf, Kronach City, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘRoth, Marktleugast, Kulmbach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘPlösen, Münchberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Müller, F. (1984) Bayerns steinreiche Ecke. 2nd ed., Oberfränkische Verlagsanstalt und Druckerei GmbH, Hof, Bavaria, Germany.
 
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