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Miedzianka, Gmina Chęciny, Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Polandi
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MiedziankaVillage
Gmina ChęcinyGmina
Kielce CountyCounty
Świętokrzyskie VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
2573
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2573:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Miedzianka Świętokrzyska
Name(s) in local language(s):
Miedzianka, Chęciny, Powiat Kielce, Góry Świętokrzyskie, Świętokrzyskie, Polska


Not to be confused with the Miedzianka (Kupferberg) locality in Lower Silesia (Dolnoslaskie).

The deposit was already mined in prehistoric times.

"Miedź" is the Polish word for copper.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

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-localities

36 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Asbolane
Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Austinite
Formula: CaZn(AsO4)(OH)
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cornubite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Fletcherite
Formula: CuNi2S4
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hentschelite
Formula: CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Olivenite var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
Description: Grades into zincolivenite s.s.
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Description: Zn-bearing according to Wieser & Zabinski (1986)
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Tyrolite
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Zincolivenite
Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Description: 53 mol% of olivenite inferred from optics (see paper for details)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Fletcherite2.DA.05CuNi2S4
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Asbolane4.FL.30(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite8.BB.30(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
Zincolivenite8.BB.30CuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Hentschelite8.BB.40CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cornubite8.BD.30Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Austinite8.BH.35CaZn(AsO4)(OH)
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Tyrolite8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Unclassified
'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
H AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
H Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
H AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
H Olivenite var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
H ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
OOxygen
O AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
O AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
O CupriteCu2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O TenoriteCuO
O TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
O Olivenite var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
O ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S DigeniteCu9S5
S FletcheriteCuNi2S4
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
MnManganese
Mn Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CoCobalt
Co Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
NiNickel
Ni Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Ni FletcheriteCuNi2S4
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
CuCopper
Cu AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu FletcheriteCuNi2S4
Cu HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Cu Olivenite var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
ZnZinc
Zn AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Zn AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)
Zn Olivenite var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
Zn ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
AsArsenic
As AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
As AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
As Olivenite var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
As ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miedzianka,_%C5%9Awi%C4%99tokrzyskie_Voivodeship
Wikidata ID:Q11780120
GeoNames ID:764879

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