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Fluorite from
Greifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


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Fluorite, etc.

Greifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
03393850017370910359180.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Greifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Fluorite, etc.

Greifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatite2
Quartz2
Hematite1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Greifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:95428
Long-form Identifier:1:3:95428:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘGreifenstein adit, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘSauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘGeyer SW skarn, Geyer, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘSonnenwirbel Mine, Hermannsdorf, Elterlein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘKönig David Mine (Shaft 117), König David samt Galiläische Wirtschaft Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘJunger St Johannes adit, Dörfel, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘMarkus Röhling Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘGaliläische Wirtschaft Mine, König David samt Galiläische Wirtschaft Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘEisernes Schaf Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘDörfel Quarry (Bögl Quarry), Dörfel, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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