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Vesuvianite from
Obří důl, Pec pod Sněžkou, Trutnov District, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Obří důl, Pec pod Sněžkou, Trutnov District, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:357372
Long-form Identifier:1:3:357372:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘKotel hill prospect, Vítkovice, Semily District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘDolomitic marble quarry, Rędziny, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘStara Kamienica skarn occurrence, Stara Kamienica, Gmina Stara Kamienica, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘStanisław Quarry, Kopaniec, Gmina Stara Kamienica, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘŁażany granodiorite quarry, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘSerpentinite quarry, Nasławice, Gmina Sobótka, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘJordanów nephrite quarry, Gmina Jordanów Śląski, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘManganese-bearing vesuvianite occurrence, Gmina Łagiewniki, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
81.2km (50.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed occurrence, Rengersdorf, Kodersdorf, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
82.6km (51.4 miles) ⓘLitice nad Orlicí quarry, Litice nad Orlicí, Záchlumí, Ústí nad Orlicí District, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic
References
Šrein, V., Litochleb, J., Šreinová, B.: Vybrané skarnové a sblížené metamorfogenní mineralizace Č
eského masívu. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddě
. 6, s. 132-146.
Jansa, J., Novák, F., Pauliš, P., Scharmová, M. (1998) Supergenní minerály Sn-W ložiska Cínovec v Krušných horách (Česká republika) [Supergene minerals Sn-W of the Cínovec deposit in the Ore Mountains (Czech Republic)]. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrologického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 6. 83-101
 
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