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Forsterite from
Wieża basalt quarry, Wieża, Gmina Gryfów Śląski, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wieża basalt quarry, Wieża, Gmina Gryfów Śląski, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1472336
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1472336:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘMarcówka basalt quarry, Mirsk, Gmina Mirsk, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘBrusznik stream alluvials, Leśna, Gmina Leśna, Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘOstróżek quarry, Uniegoszcz, Gmina Lubań, Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘKsięginki quarry, Lubań, Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘPilchowice basanite quarry, Pilchowice, Gmina Wleń, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘŻerkowice quarry, Żerkowice, Gmina Lwówek Śląski, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed quarry, Wleń, Gmina Wleń, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘJędrzychowice succession, Gmina Zgorzelec, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘPielgrzymka basalt quarry, Pielgrzymka, Gmina Pielgrzymka, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘJeziorna quarry, Nowy Kościół, Gmina Świerzawa, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
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