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Enstatite from
Smrčina (Storchberg), Sobotín, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Enstatite
Formula:Mg2Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Enstatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Smrčina (Storchberg), Sobotín, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:537015
Long-form Identifier:1:3:537015:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Enstatite
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘŽd'ár serpentinite occurrence (Berge Zdjar; Aloysthal), Ruda nad Moravou, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘMount Kowadło, Bielice, Gmina Stronie Śląskie, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘSkorošice quarry, Skorošice, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘTieschitz meteorite, Těšetice, Olomouc District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
72.5km (45.1 miles) ⓘSzklary Chrysoprase Mine, Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘBlansko meteorite, Blansko, Blansko District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
81.7km (50.7 miles) ⓘMount Korczak, Kamionki, Gmina Pieszyce, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘVěžná serpentinite quarry, Věžná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘSazovice meteorite, Sazovice, Zlín District, Zlín Region, Czech Republic
References
Novotný, P.: současný stav některých mineralogických lokalit u Sobotína. Výsledky programového projektu Ministerstva kultury ČR v letech 1997 – 1998. Zprávy Vlastivědného muzea v Olomouci, 2003, č. 279, s. 20-55.
 
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