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Schorl from
Danubian fluvial placer (Donauplatin placer), Straubing, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Danubian fluvial placer (Donauplatin placer), Straubing, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669202
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669202:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘMaisried pegmatite, Böbrach, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘHubertus pegmatite, Böbrach, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘFrath Mine, Frath, Drachselsried, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘSilberberg Mine, Bodenmais, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘHühnerkobel Mine (Hennenkobel Mine), Rabenstein, Zwiesel, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘHörndl Quarry (Hörlberg Quarry), Lohberghütte, Lohberg, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘGrub Quarries, Grub, Rinchnach, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘBirkhöhe Quarry (Birkenhöhe Quarry), Zwiesel, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘDiorite quarries, Steining, Fürstenstein, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘSchloßberg Quarry, Hohenwart, Tittling, Tittling, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
References
Morphogenetic studies of PGM grains in alluvial-fluvial placer deposits from the Bayerischer Wald, SE Germany: hollingworthite and ferroan platinum, Harald G.Dill, Berthold Weber, Gustav Steyer.
 
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