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Biała Woda Gorge, Jaworki, Gmina Szczawnica, Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Polandi
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Biała Woda GorgeGorge
Jaworki- not defined -
Gmina SzczawnicaGmina
Nowy Targ CountyCounty
Lesser Poland VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry
Biała Woda Gorge, Jaworki, Carpathian Mountains, Europe

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 24' 37'' North , 20° 33' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
49.41028,20.55194
GeoHash:
G#: u2y95dv7x
GRN:
N33E10
Type:
Gorge
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Szczawnica6,032 (2010)5.1km
Krościenko nad Dunajcem3,500 (2010)9.7km
Červený Kláštor228 (2014)10.3km
Vyšné Ružbachy1,296 (2014)11.9km
Rytro3,700 (2010)12.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
121141
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:121141:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Calcite amygdales dispersed in a metabasalt forming an olistholitic block in the Jarmuta Conglomerate (Senonian) of the Pieniny Klippen mantle are sometimes lined by small crystals of harmotome(-phillipsite) and occasional pyrite.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHarmotome9.GC.10Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O

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Wikipedia:https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rezerwat_przyrody_Bia%C5%82a_Woda
Wikidata ID:Q9307911

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References

Wieser, T. (1986) Harmotome in melabasalt [sic] from Biala Woda Gorge, Pieniny Mountains (Poland). Mineralogia Polonica, 16(1), 3-10.
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