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Saponite from
Galgenberg Dunite, Sobótka, Gmina Sobótka, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Saponite
Formula:Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Saponite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Galgenberg Dunite, Sobótka, Gmina Sobótka, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1002915
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1002915:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Saponite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘMount Kopaniec, Sobótka, Gmina Sobótka, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘJordanów nephrite quarry, Gmina Jordanów Śląski, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘ'Wiry' magnesite mine, Wirki, Gmina Marcinowice, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘMt. Szklana Mine (Szklary pegmatite), Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘSzklary Chrysoprase Mine, Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘŻmijowiec, Kletno, Gmina Stronie Śląskie, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Spangenberg, Kurt, Heidenheim, Z. (1949) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Lagerstätten dichten Magnesits. I. Mitteilung. Der Tremolitdunit vom Galgenberg bei Zobten. Heidelberger Beiträge zur Mineralogie und Petrographie, 1 (5). 529-535 doi:10.1007/bf01111672
 
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