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Anorthite from
Breziny quarry, Breziny, Zvolen District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Anorthite
Formula:Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anorthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Breziny quarry, Breziny, Zvolen District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:996198
Long-form Identifier:1:3:996198:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anorthite
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘBiely vrch, Detva, Detva District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘHodruša-Hámre mines, Hodruša-Hámre, Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘKremnica Au-Ag deposit, Kremnica, Žiar nad Hronom District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘNová Baňa deposit, Nová Baňa, Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Podrečany, Lučenec District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘPinciná maar, Pinciná, Lučenec District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed stone quarry, Čamovce, Lučenec District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
71.7km (44.6 miles) ⓘPécs-kő, Salgótarján, Nógrád County, Hungary
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘHajnáčka sapphire occurrence, Hajnáčka, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
89.2km (55.5 miles) ⓘOchtiná-Rochovce Mo-W deposit, Ochtiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
References
Koděra, Miroslav; Kolektív, A. (1986) Topografická mineralógia Slovenska. Veda Vydavatel'stvo.
 
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