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Quartz from
Gerlach Peak, Vysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gerlach Peak, Vysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:413709
Long-form Identifier:1:3:413709:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘPredné Solisko occurrence, Štrba, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘSzpiglasowa Pass, Mnich Mountain, Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘKriváň Mountain mines, Vysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘMt. Ždiarska Vidla, Ždiar, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘZawratowa Turnia Mountain, Gmina Zakopane, Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘKriváň hill, Štrbské Pleso, Štrba, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘKravany deposit, Kravany, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘKvetnica, Poprad, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘSiwe Turnie, Gmina Kościelisko, Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘOrnak Mountain, Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
References
Gawęda A. 2006: Apatite-rich rock from the High Tatra granite, Western Carpathians. Mineralogia Polonica, vol. 29, 127-130
 
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