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Sillimanite from
Danková serpentinite body, Dobšiná mining district, Dobšiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Sillimanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sillimanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Danková serpentinite body, Dobšiná mining district, Dobšiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:398129
Long-form Identifier:1:3:398129:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘMedvedí potok Sn deposit, Hnilec, Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region, Slovakia
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘOchtiná-Rochovce Mo-W deposit, Ochtiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘGerlach Peak, Vysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘMútnik deposit, Hnúšťa, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
50.9km (31.7 miles) ⓘOstredok hill, Jamnícka Valley, Jamník, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘMalý Baranec, Jamník, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘMount Baranec, Jamník, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘUpper Kościeliska Valley, Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘGortva, Hajnáčka sapphire occurrence, Hajnáčka, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘBreziny quarry, Breziny, Zvolen District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
References
Háber,M., Hovorka,D., 1981: Ore mineralisation on the contact of an alpine type ultramafic body (Dankova, SGR Mnts). Geol.Zbor. – Geol.Carpath., 91 – 113
 
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