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East bank locality, Biała Głuchołaska river, Głuchołazy, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Polandi
Regional Level Types
East bank localityCrag
Biała Głuchołaska riverRiver
GłuchołazyTown
Gmina GłuchołazyGmina
Nysa CountyCounty
Opole VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 18' 27'' North , 17° 22' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.30760,17.37351
GeoHash:
G#: u2uq5q5p0
GRN:
N34E09
Type:
Crag
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Głuchołazy15,120 (2010)1.1km
Mikulovice2,750 (2018)3.8km
Zlaté Hory4,446 (2018)5.1km
Wilamowice Nyskie224 (2010)6.8km
Velké Kunětice635 (2018)8.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
310491
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:310491:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Mica schists with quartz beds. Said to bear up to 2 x 15 cm kyanite crystals - a find from XIX century not confirmed later.

Note: exact GPS coordinates unknown.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘStaurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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References

Lis, Józef, Sylwestrzak, Hubert (1986) Minerały Dolnego Śląska [Minerals of the Lower Silesia]. Wydawnictwa Geologiczne.
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