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Oligoclase from
Křižanovice deposit, Křižanovice, Chrudim District, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Deposit
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 Křižanovice deposit, Křižanovice, Chrudim District, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:681237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:681237:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Oligoclase
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘZárubka quarry, Vrbatuv Kostelec, Chrudim District, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘMarkovice quarry, Žleby, Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘPřibyslavice, Vlkaneč, Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘBudislav quarry, Budislav, Svitavy District, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘKuklík pegmatite, Kutná Hora, Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘMalešov deposit, Malešov, Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘMiskovický vrch, Miskovice, Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
54.6km (34.0 miles) ⓘRožná pegmatite (Rozna; Roschna), Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘProsetín Quarry, Prosetín, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘVěžná I pegmatite, Věžná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
References
Drozen, J., Hájek, J., Špaček, J.: Kyzové ložisko Křižanovice v Železných horách. Věstník Ústředního ústavu geologického, 1987, roč. 62, č. 6, s. 351-361.
 
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