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


Locality type:Exposure
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gilów pegmatite, Gilów, Gmina Niemcza, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:533648
Long-form Identifier:1:3:533648:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘDSS Piława Górna Quarry, Piława Górna, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘJulianna pegmatite, DSS Piława Górna Quarry, Piława Górna, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘMt. Szklana Mine (Szklary pegmatite), Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘLimestone quarry, Nowa Wieś Kłodzka, Gmina Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘMichałkowa pegmatites, Gmina Świdnica, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘJegłowa quarry, Krzywina, Gmina Przeworno, Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘLisiec Hill, Strzegom, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘGrabina II quarry, Strzegom, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘHraničná deposit, Petrovice, Skorošice, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘDolomitic marble quarry, Rędziny, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra 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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