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Wavellite from
Brandholz-Goldkronach mining district, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Wavellite
Formula:Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wavellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brandholz-Goldkronach mining district, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:91167
Long-form Identifier:1:3:91167:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wavellite
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘRotenfels (Rotenfels im Flötztal), Mehlmeisel, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
25.8km (16.1 miles) ⓘSuttenbach, Helmbrechts, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘPegmatite outcrop near Hopfau, Grötschenreuth, Erbendorf, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘLeonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘMaffei Mine (Nitzelbuch Mine), Nitzlbuch (Nitzelbuch), Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘWavellite occurrence, Neugattendorf, Gattendorf, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘGroßklenau, Tirschenreuth, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
50.6km (31.4 miles) ⓘGroßschönbrunn, Freihung, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘAltmannsgrün, Tirpersdorf, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘSchloditz, Tirpersdorf, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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