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Beryl from
Wierzbna granite quarry, Wierzbna, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wierzbna granite quarry, Wierzbna, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1479844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1479844:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed granite quarry, Wierzbna, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘSiedlimowice granite quarry, Siedlimowice, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘGołaszyce granite quarry, Gmina Marcinowice, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘGogołów granite quarry, Gogołów, Gmina Świdnica, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘ'Wiry' magnesite mine, Wirki, Gmina Marcinowice, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘGrabina, Strzegom, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘWekom II quarry, Kostrza, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘZimnik II quarry, Zimnik, Gmina Mściwojów, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘJordanów nephrite quarry, Gmina Jordanów Śląski, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘGóra Parkowa Mountain, Bielawa, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Breslau. P. 1-285
Roth, J. (1867) Erläuterungen zu den geognostischen Karte vom Niederschlesischen Gebirge und den umliegenden Gegenden. Berlin
Traube, H. (1888) Die Minerale Schlesiens [The Minerals of Silesia]. J.U. Kern's Verlag. 286 pp.
Finckh L. (1920) Erläuterungen zur geologische Karte von Preußen und benachbarten Bundesstaaten. 3014 [5165] Blatt Weizenrodau. Gradabteilung 76, No. 8 . Geologische Karte von Preußen und benachbarten deutschen Ländern. Preußische Geologische Landesanstalt Berlin.
Zur Mühlen, L. von (1925) Erläuterungen zu Blatt Striegau. Geologische Karte von Preußen und benachbarten deutschen Ländern 1:25.000 Lief.222. Preußische Geologische Landesanstalt Berlin.
 
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