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Forsterite from
Jordanów nephrite quarry, Gmina Jordanów Śląski, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jordanów nephrite quarry, Gmina Jordanów Śląski, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1579199
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1579199:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘMount Kopaniec, Sobótka, Gmina Sobótka, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘŻelowice quarry, Gmina Kondratowice, Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘKowalskie quarry, Gmina Kondratowice, Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘPogroda quarry, Gmina Przeworno, Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘChmielina Mountain, Bielawa, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘLisiec Mountain, Michałkowa, Gmina Walim, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘGrochowiec Hill, Grochowa, Gmina Bardo, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘSzeroka quarry, Strzegom, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘJanowice quarry, Gmina Ruja, Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
47.2km (29.4 miles) ⓘPawłowice Wielkie basalt quarry, Gmina Wądroże Wielkie, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Lis, Józef, Sylwestrzak, Hubert (1986) Minerały Dolnego Śląska [Minerals of the Lower Silesia]. Wydawnictwa Geologiczne.
 
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