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Dravite from
Čavoj Polymetallic deposit, Čavoj, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Dravite
Formula:NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Habit:prismatic crystals and radial aggregates
Colour:black
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-WDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dravite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Čavoj Polymetallic deposit, Čavoj, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:494277
Long-form Identifier:1:3:494277:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dravite
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘChvojnica metachert occurrences, Nitrianske Pravno, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘKremnica Au-Ag deposit, Kremnica, Žiar nad Hronom District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘBrezov štál, Jedľové Kostoľany, Zlaté Moravce District, Nitra Region, Slovakia
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘPredsvätodušná, Ľubietová, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘSvätodušná deposit, Ľubietová, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
95.5km (59.3 miles) ⓘBacúch magnetite deposit, Bacúch, Brezno District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
98.3km (61.1 miles) ⓘViničky, Úderiná, Lučenec District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
References
Bačík P., Ozdín D., Uher P., Bakos F., Luptáková J., 2006: Chemical composition of tourmalines from hydrothermal veins in metamorphic rocks of Tatric and Veporic crystalline basement of the Western Carpathians. Mineralogia Polonica - Special Papers, 28, 13-15.
Ozdín D., 2003: Mineralógia a genéza sideritovej mineralizácie Ďumbierskych Nízkych Tatier. Manuscript (Dissertation thesis), Archive of Dpt. of Mineralogy and Petrology, Fac. of Natural Sc., Bratislava, 1-194.
 
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