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Diopside from
Alpeiner Scharte deposit, Innervals, Vals, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alpeiner Scharte deposit, Innervals, Vals, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:487390
Long-form Identifier:1:3:487390:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘOberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘDiopsidrinne (Schwarzenstein Alp), Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘDun (Dan), Pfunders Valley (Fundres Valley), Vintl (Vandoies), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘBurgum Alp, Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘSchwarzenstein (Schwarzenstein glacier), Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘSpelonca Pass (Spiluck Alp), Franzensfeste (Fortezza), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘSöllnkar, Krimml, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘSeekar (Seebachkar), Seebach lake, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘMontanwerke Brixlegg slag locality, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘUltrabasite outcrops, Wildschönau, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
References
(1997) Zillertal. Das Tal der Gründe und Kristalle. extraLapis 12. Christian Weise Verlag
 
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