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Aragonite from
Krížnica deposit, Pernek, Malacky District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Krížnica deposit, Pernek, Malacky District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:412165
Long-form Identifier:1:3:412165:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘKolársky vrch deposit, Pezinok, Pezinok District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘHarmónia, Modra, Pezinok District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘHorná Ľudovít adit, Červený domček, Stupava deposit, Stupava, Malacky District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘHollitzer quarry, Pfaffenberg hill, Hainburg an der Donau, Bruck an der Leitha District, Lower Austria, Austria
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘLafarge-Perlmooser Quarry (Lafarge Quarry), Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge, Bruck an der Leitha District, Lower Austria, Austria
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘŽirany quarry, Žirany, Nitra District, Nitra Region, Slovakia
73.3km (45.6 miles) ⓘKolíňany quarry, Pohranice, Nitra District, Nitra Region, Slovakia
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘSand pit (Prießnitztal quarry), Jennyberg (Jänniberg; Silberberg), Mödling, Mödling District, Lower Austria, Austria
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘBučník Hill Quarry, Komňa, Uherské Hradiště District, Zlín Region, Czech Republic
82.6km (51.3 miles) ⓘMníchova Lehota quarry, Mníchova Lehota, Trenčín District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
References
Koděra, Miroslav; Kolektív, A. (1986) Topografická mineralógia Slovenska. Veda Vydavatel'stvo.
Sejkora, J., Ozdín, D., Ďuďa, R. (2010) The supergene mineral association with brandholzite from Pernek, Malé Karpaty Mountains, Slovak Republic. Journal of GEOsciences, 55 (2) 149-160
 
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