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Cordierite from
Kösseine granite quarry, Kösseine, Tröstauer Forst-Ost, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cordierite
Formula:Mg2Al4Si5O18
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cordierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kösseine granite quarry, Kösseine, Tröstauer Forst-Ost, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1576308
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1576308:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cordierite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘGranite quarries, Schurbach, Waldershof, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘBílý Kámen pegmatite quarry, Lázně Kynžvart, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘSteinach, Leuchtenberg, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘMiesbrunn pegmatite–aplite swarm, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘZadní Chodov deposit (Hinterkotten deposit), Zadní Chodov, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
53.2km (33.0 miles) ⓘJeroným Mine, Čistá, Rovná, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘTheuma quarry, Theuma, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘStreuberg Quarry, Bergen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘGütting, Unterlangau, Oberviechtach, Schwandorf District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘSmolné Pece, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
References
Bender, H., Bender, P. (2023) Fichtelgebergte. Geonieuws: 48(4): 85-95 (in Dutch).
 
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