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Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
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View of the Orzesze mining area, in 1900.

Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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View of the Orzesze mining area, in 1906.

Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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View of the Orzesze mining area, in 1911.

Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
04733670017272358482123.jpg
View of the Orzesze mining area, in 1900.

Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
09858880017272358485181.jpg
View of the Orzesze mining area, in 1906.

Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
04381640017272358497547.jpg
View of the Orzesze mining area, in 1911.

Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
04733670017272358482123.jpg
View of the Orzesze mining area, in 1900.

Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
09858880017272358485181.jpg
View of the Orzesze mining area, in 1906.

Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mikołów38,821 (2015)
Łaziska Górne21,983 (2011)
Orzesze18,438 (2011)
Ornontowice5,291 (2010)
Wyry3,304 (2010)
Gostyń3,276 (2010)
Mindat Locality ID:
309648
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:309648:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Powiat de Mikołów, Voïvodie de Silésie, Pologne
German:
Powiat Mikołowski, Woiwodschaft Schlesien, Polen
Italian:
Distretto di Mikołów, Voivodato della Slesia, Polonia
Polish:
Powiat mikołowski, Województwo śląskie, Polska
Russian:
Миколувский повят, Силезское воеводство, Польша
Silesian:
Mikołowski krys, Ślůnske wojewůdztwo, Polsko
Simplified Chinese:
米科武夫縣, 西里西亚省, 波兰
Bulgarian:
Миколовски окръг, Силезко войводство, Полша
Cebuano:
Powiat mikołowski, Województwo Śląskie, Polonya
Czech:
Okres Mikołów, Slezské vojvodství, Polsko
Dutch:
Mikołów, Woiwodschap Silezië, Polen
Esperanto:
Distrikto Mikołów, Silezia Provinco, Pollando
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان میکوووف, استان سیلسیان, لهستان
Japanese:
ミコウフ郡, シロンスク県, ポーランド
Javanese:
Powiat Mikołów, Provinsi Silesia, Polen
Latvian:
Mikolovas apriņķis, Silēzijas vojevodiste, Polija
Portuguese:
Condado de Mikołów, Silésia, Polónia
Slovak:
Powiat mikołowski, Sliezske vojvodstvo, Poľsko
South Azerbaijani:
میکوووف, سیلسیان اوستانی, لهیستان
Ukrainian:
Міколовський повіт, Сілезьке воєводство, Польща
Upper Sorbian:
Powiat mikołowski, Šleske wojewódstwo, Pólska
Vietnamese:
Mikołowski, Śląskie, Ba Lan
Waray:
Mikołów, Silesya, Polonya


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17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Bassanite
Formula: Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Blödite
Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Boussingaultite
Formula: (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Hannebachite
Formula: CaSO3 · H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
Kieserite
Formula: MgSO4 · H2O
'Krasnogorite'
Formula: WO3
'Krasnoselskite'
Formula: CoWO4
Description: First report of this compound belongs to Chesnokov et al. - they described both krasnoselskite and krasnogorite from Krasnoselskaya Mine in Krasnogorsk, Ural, Russia (vide Jambor et al. 1993).
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Metavoltine
Formula: K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Metavoltine var. Ammonian Metavoltine
Formula: Na6(K,NH4)2Fe2+Fe3+6(SO4)12O2 · 18H2O
Mullite
Formula: Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Salammoniac
Formula: NH4Cl
Tschermigite
Formula: (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
'Voltaite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Salammoniac3.AA.25NH4Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
'Krasnoselskite'4.DB.30CoWO4
'Krasnogorite'4.E0.10WO3
Hannebachite4.JE.10CaSO3 · H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Kieserite7.CB.05MgSO4 · H2O
Hexahydrite7.CB.25MgSO4 · 6H2O
Alunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Tschermigite7.CC.20(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Blödite7.CC.50Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Boussingaultite7.CC.60(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Bassanite7.CD.45Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Metavoltine7.DF.35K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
var. Ammonian Metavoltine7.DF.35Na6(K,NH4)2Fe2+Fe3+6(SO4)12O2 · 18H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Mullite9.AF.20Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
Unclassified
'Voltaite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
H BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
H BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
H Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
H HannebachiteCaSO3 · H2O
H KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
H MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
H SalammoniacNH4Cl
H Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
H Metavoltine var. Ammonian MetavoltineNa6(K,NH4)2Fe2+Fe63+(SO4)12O2 · 18H2O
NNitrogen
N Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
N SalammoniacNH4Cl
N Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
N Metavoltine var. Ammonian MetavoltineNa6(K,NH4)2Fe2+Fe63+(SO4)12O2 · 18H2O
OOxygen
O AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
O BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
O BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
O Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
O HannebachiteCaSO3 · H2O
O KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
O MulliteAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
O QuartzSiO2
O Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
O KrasnogoriteWO3
O KrasnoselskiteCoWO4
O Metavoltine var. Ammonian MetavoltineNa6(K,NH4)2Fe2+Fe63+(SO4)12O2 · 18H2O
NaSodium
Na BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Na HaliteNaCl
Na MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Na Metavoltine var. Ammonian MetavoltineNa6(K,NH4)2Fe2+Fe63+(SO4)12O2 · 18H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mg Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Mg HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mg KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
AlAluminium
Al AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Al MulliteAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
Al Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
SiSilicon
Si MulliteAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
S BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
S BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
S Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
S HannebachiteCaSO3 · H2O
S KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
S MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
S Native SulphurS8
S Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
S Metavoltine var. Ammonian MetavoltineNa6(K,NH4)2Fe2+Fe63+(SO4)12O2 · 18H2O
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
Cl SalammoniacNH4Cl
KPotassium
K MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
K Metavoltine var. Ammonian MetavoltineNa6(K,NH4)2Fe2+Fe63+(SO4)12O2 · 18H2O
CaCalcium
Ca BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca HannebachiteCaSO3 · H2O
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Fe Metavoltine var. Ammonian MetavoltineNa6(K,NH4)2Fe2+Fe63+(SO4)12O2 · 18H2O
CoCobalt
Co KrasnoselskiteCoWO4
WTungsten
W KrasnogoriteWO3
W KrasnoselskiteCoWO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miko%C5%82%C3%B3w_County
Wikidata ID:Q1140489
GeoNames ID:7530809

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