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Diopside from
'Wiry' magnesite mine, Wirki, Gmina Marcinowice, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view 'Wiry' magnesite mine, Wirki, Gmina Marcinowice, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1479592
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1479592:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘMount Czernica, Gmina Łagiewniki, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘGołaszyce granite quarry, Gmina Marcinowice, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘKarolin, Piotrówek, Gmina Jordanów Śląski, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘKamiennik hill, Nasławice, Gmina Sobótka, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘSerpentinite quarry, Nasławice, Gmina Sobótka, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘJordanów nephrite quarry, Gmina Jordanów Śląski, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘJordanów nephrite shaft, Gmina Jordanów Śląski, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘMichałkowa pegmatites, Gmina Świdnica, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘMount Kawka, Kamionki, Gmina Pieszyce, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘLisiec Mountain, Michałkowa, Gmina Walim, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Harańczyk C., Wala A. (1970) Mineralizacja endogeniczna w masywach skał ultrazasadowych północnego przedpola Sudetów Środkowych. Przegląd Geologiczny nr 6. (In Polish)
 
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