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Krzeniów basalt quarry, Biegoszów, Gmina Świerzawa, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
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Krzeniów basalt quarry- not defined -
BiegoszówVillage
Gmina ŚwierzawaGmina
Złotoryja CountyCounty
Lower Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 3' 50'' North , 15° 56' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.06416,15.93442
GRN:
N35E08
Age:
19.57 ± 0.79 to 18.72 ± 0.81 Ma
Geologic Time:
Miocene
Dating method:
K / Ar
Reference for age:
Birkenmajer et al., (2007) - Radiometric dating of the Tertiary volcanics in Lower Silesia, Poland. V Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae, 77(1)
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wilków2,000 (2010)3.1km
Sędziszowa581 (2010)5.9km
Świerzawa2,469 (2011)6.2km
Złotoryja16,612 (2010)7.0km
Dobków490 (2010)8.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
300928
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:300928:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Basalt-und Edelsplittwerk Taschenhof, Kahleberg / Łysa Góra 445m
Other Languages:
Polish:
Kamieniołom bazaltu Krzeniów, Biegoszów, Świerzawa, Powiat złotoryjski, Województwo dolnośląskie, Polska


Working basanite quarry, opened in 1927 by landowner August Nixdorf.

Cenozoic Central European Volcanic Province.

Until 1985 the cable railway system transported extracted basalt from Góra Łysanka for the distance of 5km to the railway ramp in Krzeniów (German - Taschenhof).

The rock was originally classified as nephelinite (Birkenmajer, 1967; Birkenmajer & Nairn, 1969; Birkenmajer et al., 1977), later – as basanite passing into basalt (Krzyśków, 1986; Białowolska, 1993).



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6 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
ⓘ'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Hⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Oⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
BaBarium
Baⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

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References

Birkenmajer, K. (1967) - Lower Silesian basalts as monuments of inanimate nature. Rocznik Ochrony Przyrody (Kraków), 32: 225–276.
Birkenmajer, K., Nairn, A. E. M. (1969) Palaeomagnetic investigations of the Tertiary and Quaternary igneous rocks. V. The basic Tertiary basalts of Lower Silesia, Poland. Geologische Rundschau, 58: 697-712.
Birkenmajer, K., Jeleñska, M., Kędziałko-Hofmokl, M., Kruczyk, J. (1977) Age of deep-seated fracture zones in Lower Silesia (Poland), based on K-Ar and palaeomagnetic dating of Tertiary basalts. Annales de la Société Géologique de Pologne, 47: 545–552.
Krzyśków, M. (1986) Dokumentacja geologiczna złoża bazaltu “Krzeniów” w kat. C1+C2 , Przedsiębiorstwo Geologiczne we Wrocławiu.
Białowolska, A. (1993) Enklawy w bazaltoidach wzgórz £ysanka i Trupień , Dolny Śląsk (Enclaves in basaltoids from the Łysanka and Trupień hills, Lower Silesia). Archiwum Mineralogiczne, 44: 145–197.
August, C., Przylibski, T. (1994) Mineralizacja zeolitowa w bazaltoidach rejonu Złotoryi - Jawora (Sudety). Prace Specjalne Polskiego Towarzystwa Mineralogicznego. Zeszyt 5, 91-93.
Birkenmajer, K., Pécskay, Z., Grabowski, J., Lorenc, M.W., Zagożdżon, P. (2007). Radiometric dating of the tertiary volcanic in Lower Silesia, Poland. V. K-Ar and paleomagnetic data from late Oligocene to early Miocene basaltic rocks of the North-Sudetic Depression. Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae, 77:1, 1-16.
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