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Microcline from
Ptasie Gniazda Rocks, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beryl3
- var Aquamarine3
Quartz3
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ptasie Gniazda Rocks, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:853740
Long-form Identifier:1:3:853740:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘSkalna Brama pegmatite, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSkalny Dom Hill 3, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSzklarska Poręba Huta granite quarry, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘMichałowice granite quarry, Piechowice, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘGrodna pegmatite, Staniszów, Gmina Podgórzyn, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘStaniszów pegmatites, Staniszów, Gmina Podgórzyn, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘKopki Hill, Jelenia Góra, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘKrucze Skały, Karpacz, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘŁomnica pegmatites, Łomnica, Gmina Mysłakowice, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘPaszowice quarry, Gmina Paszowice, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Eligiusz Szełęg collection
 
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