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Cryptomelane from
Kreuzberg (Rose quartz cliff), Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Cliff
Classification
Species:Cryptomelane
Formula:K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cryptomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kreuzberg (Rose quartz cliff), Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:641490
Long-form Identifier:1:3:641490:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMiesbrunn pegmatite–aplite swarm, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘHagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘ67 m level, Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSilbergrube, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘKladská, Mariánské Lázně, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
58.2km (36.1 miles) ⓘFeldspar quarry, Vysoký Kámen, Krásno, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
89.2km (55.4 miles) ⓘSiebenhitz, Köditz, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Dill, H.G., Weber, B. (2009), Pleystein-City on Pegmatite, 4th International Symposium on Granitic Pegmatites, Recife, Brazil.
 
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