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Diopside from
Řepiště teschenite outcrops, Řepiště, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Slawsonite1
Analcime1
Magnetite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Řepiště teschenite outcrops, Řepiště, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1090834
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1090834:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘAltered volcanite outcrop, Lískovec, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘKrmelín elevation, Krmelín, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘŽermanice Quarry, Žermanice, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘBaška outcrops, Baška, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘHeřmanice dump, Heřmanice, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘTichá outcrop, Tichá, Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
37.4km (23.3 miles) ⓘRydułtowy heap (Szarlota heap), ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘStrumień peat bog, Pszczyńa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘMizerów peat bog, Pszczyńa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘPodhůra Quarry, Hlinsko, Přerov District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
References
Matýsek, Dalibor, Jirásek, Jakub (2016) Occurrences of Slawsonite In Rocks of the Teschenite Association In the Podbeskydí Piedmont Area (Czech Republic) and Their Petrological Significance. The Canadian Mineralogist, 54 (5) 1129-1146 doi:10.3749/canmin.1500101
 
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