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Vishegrad lava field, Vishegrad, Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgariai
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Vishegrad lava fieldLava Field
VishegradVillage
Kardzhali MunicipalityMunicipality
Kardzhali ProvinceOblast
BulgariaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° North , 25° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Deposit first discovered:
1982 (approx.)
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
359918
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:359918:4
GUID (UUID V4):
a19f1d89-a8bf-4087-adcc-718fa7f7fcf2


Quartz veins in basalt.

Famous for the colourful "Orpheus Agate".

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Carnelian4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Celadonite9.EC.15K(MgFe3+β—»)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Jasper'-
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oβ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siβ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)

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