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Melilite Group from
Komorní Hůrka Hill, Františkovy Lázně, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:'Melilite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A2M(XSiO7)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melilite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Komorní Hůrka Hill, Františkovy Lázně, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1371995
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1371995:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melilite Group
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘŽelezná hůrka, Mýtina (Altalbenreuth), Lipová, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘPodhorní hill (Podhora), Ovesné Kladruby, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘDoupovské Hory Mountains, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
References
Shrbený, O. (1979). Geochemistry of the West Bohemian neovolcanites. Čas. Mineral. Geol, 24, 9-21.
Wagner, G. A., Gögen, K., Jonckheere, R., Kämpf, H., Wagner, I., & Woda, C. (1998). The age of Quaternary volcanoes Železná Hůrka and Komorní Hůrka (Western Eger Rift), Czech Republic: alpha-recoil track, TL, ESR and fission track chronometry. Magma and Rift Basin Evolution—Excursion Guide, 95-96.
Gottsmann, J. (1999). Tephra characteristics and eruption mechanism of the Komorní Hůrka Hill scoria cone, Cheb Basin, Czech Republic. Geolines, 9, 35-40.
Ulrych, J., Lloyd, F. E., & Balogh, K. (2003). Age relations and geochemical constraints of Cenozoic alkaline volcanic series in W Bohemia: a review. Geolines, 15, 168-180.
 
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