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Čechočovice phosphate occurrences, Stařeč, Třebíč District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republici
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Čechočovice phosphate occurrencesGroup of Outcrops
StařečMunicipality
Třebíč DistrictDistrict
Vysočina RegionRegion
Czech RepublicCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 11' 24'' North , 15° 47' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Outcrops - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Čechočovice275 (2018)1.4km
Rokytnice nad Rokytnou853 (2018)1.8km
Markvartice247 (2018)2.4km
Stařeč1,539 (2018)2.5km
Mastník216 (2018)2.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
405333
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:405333:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Several abandoned quarries and outcrops along Zadní hora ridge (634 m). Vanadium-bearing phosphates (wavellite, variscite, ...) occur in fissures of graphitic quartzites and gneisses.

Note: The GPS coordinates currently used on Mindat put the locality in the territory of Rokytnice nad Rokytnou municipality.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘVariscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
ⓘWavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Alⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Pⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Czech Republic
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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