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Albite from
Rybníček, Pezinok, Pezinok District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rybníček, Pezinok, Pezinok District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:731978
Long-form Identifier:1:3:731978:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘKolársky vrch deposit, Pezinok, Pezinok District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘHrebeň, Slnečné Valley, Pezinok, Pezinok District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘHarmónia, Modra, Pezinok District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘDolinkovský hill, Modra, Pezinok District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘDubová calcsilicate outcrops, Dubová, Pezinok District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘAxinite occurrence, Limbach, Pezinok District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘČastá ore field, Častá, Pezinok District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘLošonec Quarry, Lošonec, Trnava District, Trnava Region, Slovakia
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘRössler quarry, Nové Mesto, Bratislava III, Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘCalvary (Okánikova street), Staré Mesto, Bratislava I, Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
References
Uher, P., Kovacik, M., Kubis, M., Shtukenberg, A., Ozdin, D. (2008) Metamorphic vanadian-chromian silicate mineralization in carbon-rich amphibole schists from the Male Karpaty Mountains, Western Carpathians, Slovakia. American Mineralogist, 93 (1) 63-73 doi:10.2138/am.2008.2470
 
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