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Granátová skála, Tábor, Tábor District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republici
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Granátová skálaOutcrop
TáborMunicipality
Tábor DistrictDistrict
South Bohemian RegionRegion
Czech RepublicCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 24' 38'' North , 14° 39' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tábor36,264 (2018)0.4km
Sezimovo Ústí7,420 (2018)3.5km
Radimovice u Želče353 (2018)3.8km
Slapy431 (2018)3.9km
Libějice102 (2018)4.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
312167
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:312167:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Granátová skála ('Garnet Cliff') is an outcrop of a garnet-bearing migmatite in which garnet grains up to 3 cm occur.

NOTE: Collecting is prohibited due to Natural Monument statute.

Granátová skála is a wedge-shaped rocky outcrop in the central part of the town of Tábor on the right bank of the river Lužnice, in the park below Kotnov, under the walls of Na Parkánech Street, near the Church of St. Philip and St. James. It has been protected since 1940 as a natural monument ev. No. 2500, the administration is performed by the Regional Office of the South Bohemian Region. Antonín Hnízdo, a naturalist from Tábor, initiated the protection.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3

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Wikipedia:https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran%C3%A1tov%C3%A1_sk%C3%A1la
Wikidata ID:Q12018447

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Czech Republic
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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