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Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
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Ruda ŚląskaCity
Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Views of Ruda Śląska cooperative buildings, in 1899.

Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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View of the Ruda Śląska mining area, in 1904.

Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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KWK POKÓJ - Coal mine

Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Views of Ruda Śląska cooperative buildings, in 1899.

Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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View of the Ruda Śląska mining area, in 1904.

Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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KWK POKÓJ - Coal mine

Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Views of Ruda Śląska cooperative buildings, in 1899.

Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Neighbouring regions:
Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Zabrze, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ruda Śląska146,189 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
295189
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:295189:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Ruda Śląska, Voïvodie de Silésie, Pologne
German:
Ruda Śląska, Woiwodschaft Schlesien, Polen
Italian:
Ruda Śląska, Voivodato della Slesia, Polonia
Polish:
Ruda Śląska, Województwo śląskie, Polska
Russian:
Руда-Слёнска, Силезское воеводство, Польша
Silesian:
Ślůnsko Ruda, Ślůnske wojewůdztwo, Polsko
Simplified Chinese:
鲁达希隆斯卡, 西里西亚省, 波兰
Spanish:
Ruda Śląska, Voivodato de Silesia, Polonia
Arabic:
رودا شلاسكا, محافظة سيليزيا, بولندا
Armenian:
Ռուդա Սլյոնսկայա, Լեհաստան
Basque:
Ruda Śląska, Silesiako voivoderria, Polonia
Belarusian:
Руда Слёнска, Сілезскае ваяводства, Польшча
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Руда-Сьлёнска, Сылескае ваяводзтва, Польшча
Bulgarian:
Руда Шльонска, Силезко войводство, Полша
Catalan:
Ruda Śląska, Voivodat de Silèsia, Polònia
Cebuano:
Ruda Śląska, Województwo Śląskie, Polonya
Czech:
Ruda Śląska, Slezské vojvodství, Polsko
Dutch:
Ruda Śląska, Woiwodschap Silezië, Polen
Esperanto:
Ruda Śląska, Silezia Provinco, Pollando
Farsi/Persian:
رودا شلوسکا, استان سیلسیان, لهستان
Finnish:
Ruda Śląska, Sleesian voivodikunta, Puola
Hakka:
Ruda Śląska, Śląskie, Pô-làn
Hebrew:
רודה שלונסקה, שלזיה, פולין
Hungarian:
Ruda Śląska, Sziléziai vajdaság, Lengyelország
Indonesian:
Ruda Śląska, Provinsi Silesia, Polandia
Japanese:
ルダ・シロンスカ, シロンスク県, ポーランド
Javanese:
Ruda Śląska, Provinsi Silesia, Polen
Kashubian:
Ruda Śląska, Szląsczé wòjewództwò, Pòlskô
Korean:
루다실롱스카, 실롱스크주, 폴란드
Latvian:
Ruda Slonska, Silēzijas vojevodiste, Polija
Lithuanian:
Silezijos Ruda, Silezijos vaivadija, Lenkija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Ruda Śląska, Polen
Malay:
Ruda Śląska, Wilayah Silesia, Poland
Nauruan:
Ruda Śląska, Poran
Norwegian:
Ruda Śląska, Schlesiske voivodskap, Polen
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Ruda Śląska, Schlesiske voivodskap, Polen
Occitan:
Ruda Śląska, Voivodat de Silèsia, Polonha
Portuguese:
Ruda Śląska, Silésia, Polónia
Romanian:
Ruda Śląska, Voievodatul Silezia, Polonia
Scots:
Ruda Śląska, Poland
Serbian:
Руда Шлеска, Војводство шлеско, Пољска
Sesotho:
Ruda Śląska, Poland
Sicilian:
Ruda Śląska, Pulonia
Slovak:
Ruda Śląska, Sliezske vojvodstvo, Poľsko
South Azerbaijani:
رودا شلوسکا, سیلسیان اوستانی, لهیستان
Swedish:
Ruda Śląska, Schlesiens vojvodskap, Polen
Tatar:
Руда-Шлёнска, Польша
Thai:
รูดาชลอนสกา, จังหวัดชล็อนสก์, ประเทศโปแลนด์
Traditional Chinese:
魯達希隆斯卡, 西里西亞省, 波蘭
Turkish:
Ruda Śląska, Silezya Voyvodalığı, Polonya
Ukrainian:
Руда-Шльонська, Сілезьке воєводство, Польща
Upper Sorbian:
Ruda Śląska, Šleske wojewódstwo, Pólska
Vietnamese:
Ruda Śląska, Śląskie, Ba Lan
Waray:
Ruda Śląska, Silesya, Polonya


The name of the city comes from the Slav word for ore ('ruda'). The second word 'Śląska', added later to the name, means Silesian.

Mining of coal and zinc ore(?).

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘMelanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruda_%C5%9Al%C4%85ska
Wikidata ID:Q108679
GeoNames ID:7530951

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