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Diamond from
Podsedice pyrope deposit (Podseditz pyrope deposit), Podsedice, Litoměřice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Diamond
Formula:C
Comments:The first one, from the area around Dlažkovice village, was found in 1869, and is 4.13 by 2.63 mm in size
(0.2865 ct). A second diamond found near Chrášťany village is 3.00 by 2.60 mm
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diamond data
Locality Data:Click here to view Podsedice pyrope deposit (Podseditz pyrope deposit), Podsedice, Litoměřice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:349497
Long-form Identifier:1:3:349497:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diamond
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘSaidenbach reservoir, Forchheim, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘSauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
93.7km (58.2 miles) ⓘGranulite outcrop, Waldheim, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
References
Rost R.: Doplňky k mineralogii pyropových štěrků v Českém středohoří. Časopis pro mineralogii a geologii, 1962, 7, 4, 407-417.
 
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