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Oligoclase from
Kluč Hill, Loučná nad Desnou, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Albite var: Oligoclase
Formula:(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Oligoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kluč Hill, Loučná nad Desnou, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:655175
Long-form Identifier:1:3:655175:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Oligoclase
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘŠvagrov, Vernířovice, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘRasovna (Schinderhübl), Maršíkov (Marchendorf), Velké Losiny, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘMelchior and Tobias adits, Dolní Údolí, Zlaté Hory, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘSkorošice quarry, Skorošice, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘŻmijowiec, Kletno, Gmina Stronie Śląskie, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘBolesławów, Gmina Stronie Śląskie, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘSławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘGranite quarry, Nadziejów, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘHaniak Mountain, Mąkolno, Gmina Złoty Stok, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘMt. Szklana Mine (Szklary pegmatite), Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Kruťa, T., Paděra, K., Pouba, Z., Sládek, R. (1968) Die Mineralienparagenese in dem Mittleren Teile des Altvatergebirge (Hrubý Jeseník, Hohes Gesenke, ČSSR). II. Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae naturales: 53: 5-80.
 
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