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Dravite from
Mútnik deposit, Hnúšťa, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia


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Dravite

Mútnik deposit, Hnúšťa, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
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Dravite

Mútnik deposit, Hnúšťa, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
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Dravite

Mútnik deposit, Hnúšťa, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Dravite
Formula:NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Comments:Bouška et al. (1973)described from this locality uvite on based wetchemical analysis. Later research the same samples on microprobe shows occurrence only dravite. Dravite in BSE photo contain much inclusion different minerals of calcium (mostly amphiboles, pyroxenes, carbonates and apatites).
Habit:prismatic crystaland radial aggregates
Colour:grey
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dravite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mútnik deposit, Hnúšťa, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:404571
Long-form Identifier:1:3:404571:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dravite
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘBohaté, Kokava nad Rimavicou, Poltár District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘMagnet hill, Tisovec, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘOchtiná-Rochovce Mo-W deposit, Ochtiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘBacúch magnetite deposit, Bacúch, Brezno District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘViničky, Úderiná, Lučenec District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘMalá Vlčia Valley pegmatite vein, Dobšiná mining district, Dobšiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘSvätodušná deposit, Ľubietová, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘElisabeth Mine, Gemerská Poloma, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘPredsvätodušná, Ľubietová, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘBetliar granite body, Betliar, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
References
Uher P. & Ozdín D., 2000: Calcian dravite in marble and actinolite schist from Hnúšťa-Mútnik magnesite-talc deposit, Slovakia: compostion and origin. Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica, Abstracts, 41, 115.
 
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