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Chynín, Nové Mitrovice, Plzeň-South District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republici
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Nové MitroviceVillage
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 33' 33'' North , 13° 42' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
418422
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418422:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Contact-metamorphosed black shales of the Blovice Accretionaly Complex (BAC) within the Teplá-Barrandian Unit (TBU). Close to the contact with the Central Bohemian Pluton (CBP).

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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Breithauptite
Formula: NiSb
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Eskolaite
Formula: Cr2O3
Karelianite
Formula: V3+2O3
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Rutile var. Vanadium-bearing Rutile
Formula: (Ti,V)O2
Schreyerite
Formula: V3+2Ti4+3O9
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Unnamed (Vanadium Titanium Oxide)'
Formula: V4Ti3O12

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Breithauptite2.CC.05NiSb
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Eskolaite4.CB.05Cr2O3
Karelianite4.CB.05V3+2O3
Schreyerite4.CB.35V3+2Ti4+3O9
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
var. Vanadium-bearing Rutile4.DB.05(Ti,V)O2
Unclassified
'Unnamed (Vanadium Titanium Oxide)'-V4Ti3O12

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Eurasian Plate
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