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Diopside from
Vechec quarry, Vechec, Vranov nad Topľou District, Prešov Region, Slovakia


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 Vechec quarry, Vechec, Vranov nad Topľou District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:395065
Long-form Identifier:1:3:395065:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘSlávik adit, Dubník, Červenica, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘZlatá Baňa deposit, Zlatá Baňa, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘBase metal deposit, Zlatá Baňa deposit, Zlatá Baňa, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘMaglovec quarry, Vyšná Šebastová, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘKošice meteorite, Košice I, Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘFintice quarry, Fintice, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘZáhradné quarry, Záhradné, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘSedlice serpentinite and dunite occurrence, Sedlice, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘNižný Klátov quarry, Nižný Klátov, Košice-okolie District, Košice Region, Slovakia
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘSerpentinite outcrops, Jasov, Košice-okolie District, Košice Region, Slovakia
References
Ďuďa,R., et al., 1981: Mineralógia severnej časti Slanských vrchov. Min.Slovaca, Monografia 2, 98s
 
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