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Locality Name:
Großer Waldstein, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 267949
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-267949.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Großer Waldstein, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Reinersreuth Quarry (Köhlerloh Quarry)

Latitude: 50°8'26"N
Longitude: 11°51'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.140555555556,11.855833333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sn Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylBrookiteCalciteClayClinozoisiteCorundum
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRhabdophane
RocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteTopazTourmalineWarditeZircon

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cyrilovite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Euclase  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gorceixite  (*)Hematite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1585668803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21585662162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1585669052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1585661272
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2158566606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181585664286
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2158566700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15856627770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21585665171
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O15856660
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1585668173
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)158566120
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1585662740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21585669617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15856624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1585667437
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6158566121
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315856614640
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)2158566210
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1585664924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1585661508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215856617380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6158566254
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O158566471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1585662349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215856639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215856661156
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O15856666
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10158566312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21585665614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1585662705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15856621482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21585661476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1585661059
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1585665251


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