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Rhodochrosite from
Epprechtstein, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Epprechtstein, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:107103
Long-form Identifier:1:3:107103:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘKleiner Johannes Mine, Arzberg, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘLudwig-Vereinigt Feld Mine, SchÃķnbrunn, BÃķsenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘTÃĪnnig, Bad Lobenstein, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘHenneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘKahlleite quarry, LÃķhma, Seenplatte, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘLeonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘMaffei Mine (Nitzelbuch Mine), Nitzlbuch (Nitzelbuch), Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘSchnÃķd stock, KrÃĄsno, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘHuber stock (Huber shaft; Hub stock), KrÃĄsno, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘHagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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