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Diopside from
Gortva, Hajnáčka sapphire occurrence, Hajnáčka, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia


Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gortva, Hajnáčka sapphire occurrence, Hajnáčka, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:414083
Long-form Identifier:1:3:414083:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed stone quarry, Čamovce, Lučenec District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘMedves Hill quarry, Salgótarján, Nógrád County, Hungary
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘNagy-kő, Bárna, Nógrád County, Hungary
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Podrečany, Lučenec District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘLahóca Hill, Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘMútnik deposit, Hnúšťa, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘRecsk Mine (Deep Level), Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘMagnet hill, Tisovec, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
53.7km (33.3 miles) ⓘOchtiná-Rochovce Mo-W deposit, Ochtiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘSerpentinite outcrop, Kobeliarovo, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
References
Uher P., Gregáňová G., Szakall S., 2006: Sapphire-bearingh syenite xenolith from Gortva, Cérová Mountains, Slovakia. Acta Miner.-Petrograph.,Abstract Series 5, Szeged, p.124
 
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