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Plagioclase from
Valtengrund quarry, Neustadt in Sachsen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany


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 Valtengrund quarry, Neustadt in Sachsen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1287028
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1287028:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGrenzland I quarry, Neustadt in Sachsen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed quarry, Neustadt in Sachsen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘSoraer Berg quarry (Soraer Höhe/Kleiner Picho quarry), Obergurig, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘSulphide deposit (Sohlander Bergsegen), Sohland an der Spree, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘFrisch Glück mine, Šluknov, Děčín District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘSonneberg basalt quarry, Neusalza-Spremberg, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘBuchberg basalt quarry, Neusalza-Spremberg, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘWacheberg basalt quarry, Neusalza-Spremberg, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘKleine Landeskrone, Löbau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
24.0km (14.9 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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