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Diopside from
Krty quarries, Krty-Hradec, Strakonice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Krty quarries, Krty-Hradec, Strakonice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:480523
Long-form Identifier:1:3:480523:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘNihošovice quarry, Nihošovice, Strakonice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘRadvanka quarry, Hejná, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘKamenné doly quarry, Písek, Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘFrauenau reservoir, Frauenau, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
52.7km (32.7 miles) ⓘBohouškovice opal occurrences, Bohouškovice, Kremze, Český Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘMříč outcrops, Mříč, Kremze, Český Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘHolubovský mlýn, Holubov, Český Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘFürstenzeche (Oswald Mine), Buchet, Lam, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘDomoradice graphite deposit, Domoradice, Český Krumlov, Český Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘGneiss quarry, Saunstein, Schönberg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
References
Litochleb, J. et al. (1997) Korund ze skapolitem bohaté vápenatosilikátové horniny v moldanubických mramorech u Krtů na Strakonicku. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze: 4-5: 169-172.
 
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