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Plagioclase from
Frisch Glück mine, Šluknov, Děčín District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Frisch Glück mine, Šluknov, Děčín District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1286988
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1286988:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘSulphide deposit (Sohlander Bergsegen), Sohland an der Spree, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘSonneberg basalt quarry, Neusalza-Spremberg, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘBuchberg basalt quarry, Neusalza-Spremberg, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘWacheberg basalt quarry, Neusalza-Spremberg, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed quarry, Neustadt in Sachsen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘHänschberg basalt, Kottmar, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘGrenzland I quarry, Neustadt in Sachsen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘValtengrund quarry, Neustadt in Sachsen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘSoraer Berg quarry (Soraer Höhe/Kleiner Picho quarry), Obergurig, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘBubenik, Löbau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
References
Sandmann, D., & Gutzmer, J. (2015). Nature and distribution of PGE mineralisation in gabbroic rocks of the Lusatian Block, Saxony, Germany Art und Verbreitung der PGE-Mineralisation in den gabbroiden Gesteinen des Lausitzer Blocks, Sachsen, Deutschland. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, 166(1), 35-53.
 
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