Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Upper Silesian Coal Basin | Basin |
| Silesian Voivodeship | Voivodeship |
| Poland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
50° North , 18° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~105km
Type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
Górnośląskie Zagłębie Węglowe, Śląskie, Polska
Bituminous coal mining district.
One part of this larger district is in Poland (Rybnik Coal Area), the other in the Czech Republic (Ostrava-Karviná Coal Area).
65 underground mines were active in the last decades of the 20th century.
Coal in the eastern part is somewhat enriched in U (up to 0.26%); this concerns the upper beds of the Productive Carboniferous (Orzesze beds, Łaziska beds, Libiąż beds), in the Sobieski (formerly Bierut) and Siersza mines.
Mine waters mainly in the southern and central part may be enriched in natural radium isotopes; the amount of 226Ra and 228Ra in these waters reaches 390 and 200 kBq/m3, respectively. The highest amounts are observed in waters that are also barium-bearing.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities9 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Alunogen Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| ⓘ Blödite Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Butlerite Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hexahydrite Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Konyaite Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ ' Formula: Mg Description: The author of the reference below says it was reported in error http://www.mindat.org/mesg-104-375865.html |
| ⓘ Metavoltine Formula: K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| ⓘ Pickeringite Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ Tamarugite Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Magnesium' ? | 1.AB. | Mg |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Hexahydrite | 7.CB.25 | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Alunogen | 7.CB.45 | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| ⓘ | Pickeringite | 7.CB.85 | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ | Tamarugite | 7.CC.10 | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Blödite | 7.CC.50 | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Konyaite | 7.CC.80 | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Butlerite | 7.DC.10 | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Metavoltine | 7.DF.35 | K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| H | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Butlerite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Konyaite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| O | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Butlerite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Konyaite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Konyaite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Konyaite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesium | Mg |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| S | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Butlerite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
| S | ⓘ Konyaite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Butlerite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
Localities in this Region
- Silesian Voivodeship
- Upper Silesian Coal Basin
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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