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HC Miasteczko Śląskie S.A. Zinc Smelting Plant, Miasteczko Śląskie, Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland i
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HC Miasteczko Śląskie S.A. Zinc Smelting Plant Smelter (Active)
Miasteczko Śląskie Urban Gmina
Tarnowskie Góry County County
Silesian Voivodeship Voivodeship
Poland Country

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HC Miasteczko Śląskie S.A. Zinc Smelting Plant	Smelter (Active)
Miasteczko Śląskie	Urban Gmina
Tarnowskie Góry County	County
Silesian Voivodeship	Voivodeship
Poland	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

50° 30' 8'' North , 18° 55' 48'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

50.50244,18.93019

GRN:

N34E09

Type:

Smelter (Active) - last checked 2024

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Miasteczko Śląskie	7,327 (2015)	0.7km
Świerklaniec	3,786 (2010)	6.7km
Kalety	8,670 (2011)	7.2km
Nakło	3,824 (2017)	7.4km
Tarnowskie Góry	60,938 (2010)	8.0km

Mindat Locality ID:

413457

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:413457:5

GUID (UUID V4):

Note: most of the "minerals" listed are in fact synthetic compounds.

1960–present Imperial Smelting Furnace

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Mineral List

30 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Slag

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO₄

References:

Nowinska, Katarzyna. (2020) "Mineralogical and Chemical Characteristics of Slags from the Pyrometallurgical Extraction of Zinc and Lead" Minerals 10, no. 4: 371. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10040371

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

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ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

Cempa, Magdalena, Lejwoda, Paweł, Karabela, Klaudia, Pieprzyca, Anna, Świnder, Henryk, Bauerek, Arkadiusz (2024) Potential for the Recovery of Selected Metals and Critical Raw Materials from Slags from Polymineral Zn–Pb Ore Metallurgy—Part I. Minerals, 14 (10). doi:10.3390/min14101050

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO₃

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ⓘ Fayalite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂SiO₄

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ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

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ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂SiO₄

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ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

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ⓘ Gehlenite

Formula: Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]

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ⓘ Gerhardtite

Formula: Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃

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ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

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ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

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ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

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ⓘ Hydrozincite

Formula: Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆

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ⓘ Kirschsteinite

Formula: CaFe²⁺SiO₄

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ⓘ Ktenasite

Formula: ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O

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ⓘ 'Limonite'

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ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

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ⓘ 'Melilite Group'

Formula: Ca₂M(XSiO₇)

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ⓘ Namuwite

Formula: Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 4H₂O

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ⓘ 'Olivine Group'

Formula: M₂SiO₄

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ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

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ⓘ Posnjakite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O

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ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

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ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

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ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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ⓘ Rapidcreekite

Formula: Ca₂(SO₄)(CO₃) · 4H₂O

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ⓘ Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO₃

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ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

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ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

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ⓘ Tochilinite

Formula: Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀

References:

ⓘ ~~Uvite~~

Formula: CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

Description: Not uvite but wrongly written namuwite ("namuvite") - or rather its synthetic analogue - was actually described here.

References:

ⓘ Willemite

Formula: Zn₂SiO₄

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ⓘ Wollastonite

Formula: Ca₃(Si₃O₉)

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ⓘ Wüstite

Formula: FeO

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ⓘ Zincite

Formula: ZnO

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Tochilinite	2.FD.35	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Zincite	4.AB.20	ZnO
ⓘ	Wüstite	4.AB.25	FeO
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Smithsonite	5.AB.05	ZnCO₃
ⓘ	Cerussite	5.AB.15	PbCO₃
ⓘ	Hydrozincite	5.BA.15	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Gerhardtite	5.NB.05	Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anglesite	7.AD.35	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Posnjakite	7.DD.10	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
ⓘ	Ktenasite	7.DD.20	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Namuwite	7.DD.50	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Rapidcreekite	7.DG.20	Ca₂(SO₄)(CO₃) · 4H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Willemite	9.AA.05	Zn₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Fayalite	9.AC.05	Fe²⁺₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Kirschsteinite	9.AC.05	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
ⓘ	Gehlenite	9.BB.10	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
ⓘ	Uvite ?	9.CK.05	CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Wollastonite	9.DG.05	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ	'Olivine Group'	-	M₂SiO₄
ⓘ	'Melilite Group'	-	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gerhardtite	Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Namuwite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Rapidcreekite	Ca₂(SO₄)(CO₃) · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
H	ⓘ Uvite	CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Uvite	CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
C	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
C	ⓘ Rapidcreekite	Ca₂(SO₄)(CO₃) · 4H₂O
C	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
N	Nitrogen
N	ⓘ Gerhardtite	Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
O	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Gehlenite	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
O	ⓘ Gerhardtite	Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Kirschsteinite	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
O	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Namuwite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rapidcreekite	Ca₂(SO₄)(CO₃) · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
O	ⓘ Willemite	Zn₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Wüstite	FeO
O	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
O	ⓘ Zincite	ZnO
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
O	ⓘ Uvite	CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
Mg	ⓘ Uvite	CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Gehlenite	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Al	ⓘ Uvite	CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Gehlenite	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
Si	ⓘ Kirschsteinite	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Willemite	Zn₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
Si	ⓘ Uvite	CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
S	ⓘ Namuwite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 4H₂O
S	ⓘ Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Rapidcreekite	Ca₂(SO₄)(CO₃) · 4H₂O
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Gehlenite	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Kirschsteinite	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
Ca	ⓘ Rapidcreekite	Ca₂(SO₄)(CO₃) · 4H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
Ca	ⓘ Uvite	CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Kirschsteinite	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
Fe	ⓘ Wüstite	FeO
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Gerhardtite	Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃
Cu	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Zn	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Namuwite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 4H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	ⓘ Willemite	Zn₂SiO₄
Zn	ⓘ Zincite	ZnO
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
Pb	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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