"Barbarka" rhyolite quarry, Podgórze, Wałbrzych, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| "Barbarka" rhyolite quarry | Quarry (Inactive) |
| Podgórze | Section |
| Wałbrzych | City |
| Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Voivodeship |
| Poland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 44' 22'' North , 16° 16' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2019
Age:
298.9 ± 0.15 to 259.8 ± 0.4 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wałbrzych | 127,431 (2017) | 3.6km |
| Boguszów-Gorce | 16,726 (2015) | 5.1km |
| Jedlina-Zdrój | 5,062 (2016) | 5.6km |
| Dziećmorowice | 1,162 (2010) | 6.5km |
| Szczawno-Zdrój | 5,586 (2010) | 7.2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Heinberg - Neuhein, Waldenburg
Other Languages:
German:
Heinberg bei Neuhein, Waldenburg, Oberwaldenburg, Wałbrzych, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen
Polish:
kamieniołom porfirów Barbarka, Podgórze, Wałbrzych, Województwo dolnośląskie, Polska
Old porphyry (rhyolite?) quarry
Awdankiewicz 2006:
This locality is situated ca. 2 km west of the Rusinowa-Grzmiąca maar belt,
within the lowermost part of the Glinik Formation in the Wałbrzych Basin. According to Grocholski (1965) three rhyolite sheets, 35, 15 and 10 m thick in upward succession, crop out along the northern slope of the Barbarka Hill. The lowermost, thickest sheet is exposed at the visited quarry. The rhyolites show well-developed flow foliation/banding, folded in places. Sandy conglomerate xenoliths up to 1 m in size are found in the rhyolites. The top of this sheet observed in pits shows a gradation from flow-foliated rhyolite, through brecciated rhyolite to rhyolitic sandstones within a distance of 1-2m. The sketches of Grocholski (op. cit.) suggest that the rhyolites dip more steeply than their country rocks. The rhyolites may represent a lava flow or a shallow level sill (?).
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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
- Central SudetesMountain Range
- SudetesMountain Range
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