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Orthoclase from
Gilów pegmatite, Gilów, Gmina Niemcza, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Exposure
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gilów pegmatite, Gilów, Gmina Niemcza, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:533644
Long-form Identifier:1:3:533644:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘGębczyce skarn quarry, Gmina Strzelin, Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘPustków Wilczkowski, Gmina Kobierzyce, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘMichałkowa pegmatites, Gmina Świdnica, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘGola Świdnicka granite quarry, Gola Świdnicka, Gmina Marcinowice, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘGromnik Mountain, Samborowiczki, Gmina Przeworno, Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘKlinek, Zagórze Śląskie, Gmina Walim, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘSiedlimowice granite quarry, Siedlimowice, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘMount Gomólnik Mały, Grzmiąca, Gmina Głuszyca, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘHaniak Mountain, Mąkolno, Gmina Złoty Stok, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘOwiecznik melaphyre quarry, Boguszów-Gorce, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Pieczka A., Łobos K., Sachanbiński M. (2004): The first occurence of elbaite in Poland. Mineralogia Polonica, 35, 3-14.
 
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