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Greisen deposit, Vysoký Kámen, Krásno (Schönfeld), Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Photo: A.Tomek
Latitude: 50°6'51"N
Longitude: 12°47'10"E
greisenový lom Vysoký kámen

Abandoned greisen deposit (open-pit exploitation/quarry), now completely filled with waste.
Known for an assemblage of secondary phosphates.

Not to be confused with the nearby active feldspar quarry!

References

- Sejkora, J., Ondruš, P., Fikar, M., Veselovský, F., Mach, Z. & Gabašová, A. (2006): New data on mineralogy of the Vysoký Kámen deposits near Krásno, Slavkovský les area, Czech Republic. Journal of the Czech Geological Society 51, 43-55.
- Sejkora, J., Süsser, C., Plášil, J. (2007): Natrodufrénit a asociace fosfátů, ložisko Vysoký kámen – greisen, Krásno u Horního Slavkova. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, roč. 14-15, 116-125.

Mineral List

Cacoxenite
Cassiterite
Chalcosiderite
Dickite
Euxenite-(Y)
Goethite
Hematite
Leucophosphite
Natrodufrénite
Quartz
Strengite
Turquoise
Variscite
Vivianite
Wavellite
Wolframite


16 entries listed. 15 valid minerals.

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