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Amethyst from
U obrázku quarry (Obrázek I quarry), Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view U obrázku quarry (Obrázek I quarry), Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:659515
Long-form Identifier:1:3:659515:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘVrch Chlum, Velká, Milevsko, Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘTěškov quarry (Lom Knezska hora), Těškov, Rokycany District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
79.9km (49.7 miles) ⓘEitzing Quarry, Oberfrauenwald, Waldkirchen, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
80.7km (50.2 miles) ⓘEkartsberg ("Eckartsberg"), Haslach, Rohrbach District, Upper Austria, Austria
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘKalvarienberg, Weitra, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘIllmau, Kautzen, Waidhofen an der Thaya District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Historic mineral collection National museum of Czech Republic
 
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