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Chromite from
Magura meteorite, Slanica, Námestovo, Námestovo District, Žilina Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Magura meteorite, Slanica, Námestovo, Námestovo District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:411965
Long-form Identifier:1:3:411965:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘMorávka meteorite, Morávka, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘPałkowski stream, Szlachtowa, Gmina Szczawnica, Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘDanková serpentinite body, Dobšiná mining district, Dobšiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
79.8km (49.6 miles) ⓘMuránska Zdychava occurrence, Muránska Zdychava, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
80.4km (49.9 miles) ⓘMuránska Dlhá Lúka talc deposit, Muránska Dlhá Lúka, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘStrumień peat bog, Pszczyńa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
85.3km (53.0 miles) ⓘTeliatko serpentinite body, Dobšiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘDobšiná mining district, Dobšiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘMizerów peat bog, Pszczyńa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘSerpentinite outcrop, Kobeliarovo, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
References
Koděra, Miroslav; Kolektív, A. (1986) Topografická mineralógia Slovenska. Veda Vydavatel'stvo.
 
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