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Brookite from
Kienberg Quarry, Feilitzsch, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Brookite
Formula:TiO2
Comments:crystals to 12 mm
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brookite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kienberg Quarry, Feilitzsch, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98369
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98369:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brookite
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘAlt & Neu Bescheert GlÞck Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘEpprechtstein, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘReinersreuth quarry (KÃķhlerloh quarry), Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘKahlleite quarry, LÃķhma, Seenplatte, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘHenneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘDiabase quarry (Kupferberg quarry), Kupferberg, Kulmbach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘSilberne Rose Mine, Goldkronach, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘKalkhaus Quarry (KalkhÃĪusl Quarry), Dechantsees, Pullenreuth, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘSchelmberg Quarry, Kirchberg, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘZadní Chodov deposit (Hinterkotten deposit), Zadní Chodov, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
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