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Aragonite from
Grasmanka Stream, Jičina, Nový Jičín, Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Stream
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grasmanka Stream, Jičina, Nový Jičín, Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1603608
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1603608:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘPetřkovická hora hill, Petřkovice, Starý Jičín, Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘHýlovec Hill, Žilina, Nový Jičín, Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘZbrašov caves, Teplice nad Bečvou, Přerov District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘHončova hůrka Hill, Skotnice, Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘSchieferbergbau-Actien-Gesellschaft in Olmütz adit, Zálužné, Nové Těchanovice, Vítkov, Opava District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘMining Plant I, ČSA Mine, Orlová, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘRydułtowy heap (Szarlota heap), ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘBučník Hill Quarry, Komňa, Uherské Hradiště District, Zlín Region, Czech Republic
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘRybnik-Rymer (Stożki) coal-mining dump, Niedobczyce, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘNová Ves deposit, Nová Ves, Dolní Moravice, Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
References
Jirásek, J., Matýsek, D., Novosad, B. (2023): Pseudomorfózy kalcitu po aragonitu z hornin těšínitové asociace v Podbeskydí. – Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae Geologicae, 108, 2, 195–212.
 
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