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Spessartine from
Gola Świdnicka granite quarry, Gola Świdnicka, Gmina Marcinowice, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gola Świdnicka granite quarry, Gola Świdnicka, Gmina Marcinowice, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1480256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1480256:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘJordanów nephrite quarry, Gmina Jordanów Śląski, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘMichałkowa pegmatites, Gmina Świdnica, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘJulianna pegmatite, DSS Piława Górna Quarry, Piława Górna, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘMt. Szklana Mine (Szklary pegmatite), Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘSzklary nickel deposit, Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘŁomnica pegmatites, Łomnica, Gmina Mysłakowice, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘJizerská louka, Jizerka, Kořenov, Jablonec nad Nisou District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
References
Żabiński W. (1963) Granat manganowy z Goli koło Świdnicy. Sprawozdania z posiedzeń komisji naukowych PAN, Oddział w Krakowie T.6/2
Żabiński W. (1963) The spessartine-almandine garnet from Gola near Świdnica. Polska Akademia Nauk. Bulletin de l'Académie polonaise des sciences. Série des sciences chimiques, géologiques et géographiques V.11 Nr 2
 
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