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Apatite from
Uranium deposit, Rudolfstein, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Uranium deposit, Rudolfstein, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:667199
Long-form Identifier:1:3:667199:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘZufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘReinersreuth quarry (Köhlerloh quarry), Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘGranite quarries, Schurbach, Waldershof, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘSilberne Rose Mine, Goldkronach, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘEclogite outcrops, Weißenstein, Stammbach, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘGoldberg-Dürrloh area, Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘZinster Kuppe, Kulmain, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘHeß quarry, Wurlitz, Rehau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘDiabase quarry (Kupferberg quarry), Kupferberg, Kulmbach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘSilberberg Quarry, Hof, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Hanneberg, A., Simon, P., Wolkersdorfer, C. (2009) Galmei und schöne Wulfenite: Der Blei-Zink-Bergbau rund um den Fernpaß in Tirol. Lapis, 34 (4). 21-31
Meier, S., Dünkel, B. (2010) Das Zinn- und Uranbergwerk am Rudolfstein bei Weißenstadt, Fichtelgebirge. Lapis: 35(2): 29-37; 54.
 
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