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Diopside from
Zeughaus Dike, Sebnitz, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Dike
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zeughaus Dike, Sebnitz, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1383488
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1383488:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘKlučky-Trojmezí, Okrouhlá, Česká Lípa District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘBerggießhübel (Berggiesshübel), Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘRoztoky Intrusive Centre, Roztoky, Povrly, Ústí nad Labem District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘPaškapole, Bořislav, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘLinhorka Hill, Staré, Třebívlice, Litoměřice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
62.5km (38.9 miles) ⓘVelký Újezd dikes, Velký Újezd, Chorušice, Mělník District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘBrusznik stream alluvials, Leśna, Gmina Leśna, Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘSeiffenbach valley, Oberlochmühle, Deutschneudorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘJizerská louka, Jizerka, Kořenov, Jablonec nad Nisou District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
75.7km (47.1 miles) ⓘVotrubec quarry, Radostná pod Kozákovem, Semily District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
References
Pfeiffer, L. (1994). Der tertiäre Magmatismus im Erzgebirge und in den benachbarten Gebieten der Tschechischen Republik. Beih. Eur. J. Mineral, 6(23), 179-228.
Seifert, W. (1994). Zur Mineralchemie des Polzenites vom Zeughausgangzug im Elbsandsteingebirge. Abhandlungen des staatlichen Museums für Mineralogie und Geologie, Dresden, 40, 99-106.
Seifert, W., & Thomas, R. (1995). Silicate-carbonate immiscibility: a melt inclusion study of olivine melilitite and wehrlite xenoliths in tephrite from the Elbe Zone, Germany. Chemie der Erde, 55, 263-280.
 
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