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Diopside from
Särna Intrusion, Älvdalen, Dalarna County, Sweden


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Särna Intrusion, Älvdalen, Dalarna County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1415558
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1415558:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Diopside in this Region
Ekorråsen, Särna Intrusion, Älvdalen, Dalarna County, Sweden
Siksjöberget, Särna Intrusion, Älvdalen, Dalarna County, Sweden
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘSiksjöberget, Särna Intrusion, Älvdalen, Dalarna County, Sweden
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘEkorråsen, Särna Intrusion, Älvdalen, Dalarna County, Sweden
References
Magnusson, Nils H. (1923) The alkaline rocks of Siksjöberget and Ekorråsen in Särna. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 45 (3) 295-334 doi:10.1080/11035892309444563
Hjelmqvist, S. (1966). Beskrivning till berggrundskarta över Kopparbergs län. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning. Avhandlingar och Uppsatser, Stockholm, Serie Ca, 40, 1-217.
Bylund, G., Patchett, P.J. (1977) Palaeomagnetic and Rb-Sr isotopic evidence for the age of the Särna alkaline complex, western central Sweden. Lithos, 10 (1). 73-79 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(77)90032-9
 
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