Old quarry, Karpacz, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Old quarry | Quarry (Abandoned) |
| Karpacz | Town |
| Karkonosze County | County |
| Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Voivodeship |
| Poland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 46' 23'' North , 15° 45' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Karpacz | 4,979 (2011) | 0.5km |
| Sosnówka | 1,200 (2015) | 5.6km |
| Kowary | 11,834 (2010) | 5.8km |
| Mysłakowice | 5,100 (2016) | 7.7km |
| Podgórzyn | 1,700 (2010) | 8.6km |
Remains of the old quarry operating throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Quarry is marked on the map from 1902 (Wohnungs-Verzeichniss von Krummhübel; Hirschberg: General-Anzeiger J. Schmidt.). Nowadays, this place is marked as the unveiling of hornfels.
The minerals listed are said to occur within gneisses in a "quarry nearby a swimming pool".
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Leucoxene' ? |
| ⓘ Rutile ? Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Titanite ? Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Zoisite ? Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Rutile ? | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Titanite ? | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Zoisite ? | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Leucoxene' ? | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
- ⭔SilesiaRegion
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Saxo-Thuringian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
- Bohemian MassifMassif
- SudetesMountain Range
- Western SudetesMountain Range
- SudetesMountain Range
- Giant MountainsMountain Range
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