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Basanite from
Stolpen Castle cliff, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Cliff
Classification
Type:Basanite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Basanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stolpen Castle cliff, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1571507
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1571507:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Basanite
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘŠpičák, Varnsdorf, Děčín District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
51.7km (32.2 miles) ⓘLausitz Volcanic Field, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘWittgendorf basanite quarry, Wittgendorf, Zittau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘSteinberg basanite quarry, Dittelsdorf, Zittau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘSteinberg basanite quarry, Ostritz, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘBogatynia Volcanic Complex, Gmina Bogatynia, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘHofeberg basalt quarry, Ostritz, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘKoštál Diatreme, Jenčice, Litoměřice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘZgorzelec-Lubań Area, Gmina Platerówka, Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
80.1km (49.7 miles) ⓘGrabiszyce Quarry, Grabiszyce Średnie, Gmina Leśna, Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Tiez, O., Büchner, J., Lapp, M., Scholle, T. (2018) The Stolpen Volcano in the Lausitz Volcanic Field (East Germany) - volcanological, petrographic and geochemical investigations at the type locality of basalt. Journal of Geosciences, 63(4), 299–315.
 
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