Regional Report: Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

In the area around Zwickau, there was coal mining going on from the middle ages to the 1970s (see Oberhohndorf sublocality). Other types of mineral occurrences are also present.

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Calcite - 1, 5

Celadonite - 6

'Chalcedony' - 3

Chrysocolla - 8

Gibbsite - 2

Gypsum - 2

Hematite - 2, 4

'Heulandite' - 7

Indialite - 2

'Jasper' - 6

Lesukite - 2

Magnetite - 2

Mullite - 2

Pyrite - 2

Quartz - 1

Salammoniac - 2

'Smoky Quartz' - 5

Sulphur - 2

Whewellite - 8

25 minerals listed.

Locality Key

1	Cainsdorf, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
2	Deutschlandschacht Mine, Oelsnitz, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
3	Friedrichsgrün, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
4	Maxhütte, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

5	Oberhohndorf, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
6	Planitz, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
7	Vielau, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
8	Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

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