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Turów lignite mine, Gmina Bogatynia, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
Regional Level Types
Turów lignite mineMine (Active)
Gmina BogatyniaGmina
Zgorzelec CountyCounty
Lower Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 54' 47'' North , 14° 54' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Active)
Age:
66.0 to 2.588 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Białopole133 (2015)3.4km
Hirschfelde3,994 (2015)3.6km
Bogatynia18,688 (2015)4.0km
Zittau25,785 (2015)6.7km
Schlegel1,115 (2015)7.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
218794
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:218794:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Braunkohlenwerke Hirschfelde; Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego Turów
Other Languages:
German:
Tagebau Turów (Tagebau Türchau; Braunkohlebergbau Türchau), Gmina Bogatynia, Powiat Zgorzelecki, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen
Polish:
Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego Turów , Bogatynia, Powiat zgorzelecki, Województwo dolnośląskie, Polska


An open pit brown coal (lignite) mine. The mine area covers about 50 km2.
The Polish name of the mine is: Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego Turów (S.A.) or KWB Turów.
The lignite was once processed in the Herkules lignite works (German: Braunkohlenwerk Herkules, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braunkohlenwerk_Herkules).

Immediately north-east of the mine are the Turów spoil dumps.

The former village of Rybarzowice ((Reibersdorf) was located approximately in the centre of the mine complex. Other villages have also fully or partly disappeared due to the expansion of the mining area.

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Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Epsomite ?
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
'Halotrichite Group'
Formula: M2+M3+2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hexahydrite ?
Formula: Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Sideronatrite
Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
Tamarugite ?
Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Hexahydrite ?7.CB.25Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
Epsomite ?7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
Tamarugite ?7.CC.10NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sideronatrite7.DF.20Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Halotrichite Group'-M2+M3+2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
H TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
H Halotrichite GroupM2+M23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O
OOxygen
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
O TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
O Halotrichite GroupM2+M23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O
NaSodium
Na SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
Na TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mg HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
AlAluminium
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
S TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
S Halotrichite GroupM2+M23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tur%C3%B3w_Coal_Mine
Wikidata ID:Q7856623

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