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Sillimanite from
Silbergrube, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sillimanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sillimanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silbergrube, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:91445
Long-form Identifier:1:3:91445:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘMiesbrunn pegmatite–aplite swarm, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘBrünst Quarry, Leßlohe, Georgenberg, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed placers, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘSteinach, Leuchtenberg, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘGütting, Unterlangau, Oberviechtach, Schwandorf District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘAhornberg, Bärnau, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘWilma Mine, Wendersreuth, Kirchendemenreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘZadní Chodov deposit (Hinterkotten deposit), Zadní Chodov, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘKTB borehole (KTB pilot hole), Windischeschenbach, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘDyleň, Stará Voda, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
References
Aufschluss 1967(SB), 188-190
Dill, H. G., Weber, B., Gerdes, A., Melcher, F. (2008) The Fe-Mn phosphate aplite ‘Silbergrube’ near Waidhaus, Germany: epithermal phosphate mineralization in the Hagendorf-Pleystein pegmatite province. Mineralogical Magazine, 72 (5) 1119-1144 doi:10.1180/minmag.2008.072.5.1119
 
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