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Diopside from
Prosetín Quarry, Prosetín, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Prosetín Quarry, Prosetín, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1583424
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1583424:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘKozlov, Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘMarble quarries, Pernštejn (Pernstein), Nedvědice, Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘStudnice, Nové Město na Moravě, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘHorní Bory quarry, Horní Bory, Bory, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘBaldovec Quarry, Baldovec, Rozstání, Prostějov District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘBudislav quarry, Budislav, Svitavy District, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘMoravské Bránice vesuvianite occurrence (České Bránice vesuvianite occurrence; Mährisch Branitz vesuvianite occurrence; Böhmisch Branitz vesuvianite occurrence), Moravské Bránice (České Bránice; Mährisch Branitz; Böhmisch Branitz), Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘNove Dvory, Třebíč, Třebíč District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘBorovina, Třebíč, Třebíč District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘKordula, Rešice, Znojmo District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
References
Bačík, P., Uher, P., Cempírek, J., Vaculovič, T. (2012) Magnesian tourmalines from plagioclase-muscovite-scapolite metaevaporite layers in dolomite marble near Prosetín (Olešnice Unit, Moravicum, Czech Republic) Journal of GEOsciences, 57 (3) 143-153
 
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