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Orthoclase from
Vyšná Boca, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vyšná Boca, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:397260
Long-form Identifier:1:3:397260:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘMagurka Au-Sb deposit, Partizánska Ľupča, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘTlstý javor, Čierny Balog, Brezno District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘGerlach Peak, Vysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘHerichová, Chyžné, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘElena Mine, Nandraž, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘMalá Vlčia Valley pegmatite vein, Dobšiná mining district, Dobšiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘOchtiná-Rochovce Mo-W deposit, Ochtiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘNovoveská Huta U-Mo-Cu deposit, Novoveská Huta, Spišská Nová Ves, Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region, Slovakia
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘMedvedí potok Sn deposit, Hnilec, Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region, Slovakia
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘRoztoky, Hnilčík, Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region, Slovakia
References
Ozdín, D. and Chovan, M. (1999) New mineralogical and paragenetic knowledge about siderite veins in the vicinity of Vyšná Boca, Nízke Tatry Mts. Slovak Geological Magazine, 5 (4), 255-271.
 
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