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Pilchowice basanite quarry, Pilchowice, Gmina Wleń, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
Regional Level Types
Pilchowice basanite quarryQuarry (Inactive)
Pilchowice- not defined -
Gmina WleńGmina
Lwówek Śląski CountyCounty
Lower Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 58' 0'' North , 15° 38' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.96686,15.64536
GeoHash:
G#: u351un0x7
GRN:
N34E08
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Age:
30 to 3 Ma
Geologic Time:
Cenozoic
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pilchowice693 (2010)1.4km
Pasiecznik584 (2010)5.2km
Rybnica700 (2010)5.7km
Wleń1,888 (2011)5.9km
Stara Kamienica1,253 (2010)7.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
418185
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418185:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Steinbruch Mauer am Bober


Remnants of a much larger quarry, extracting basanite and metamorphic slates on the southwestern slopes of Mount Czyżyk, right before the tunnel. In the basanite there is a large zone of volcanic breccia with microcrystals of zeolites, calcite and clay minerals.

The alkaline volcanic rocks from southwestern Poland (NE part of the Bohemian Massif) form north-eastern part of the Central European Volcanic Province (CEVP). Silica-undersaturated magmas erupted between 30 and 3 Ma years in at least three main volcanic episodes (Birkenmajer et al. ,,).

Basanite from Pilchowice (SiO2 =40.87 wt %, MgO=13.71 wt %) represents small plug and lava flows which intruded within gneisses from Izera Mts. metamorphic complex (Upper Cambrian-Lower Ordovician). Rhönite is one of the main constituent of basanite from Pilchowice. It forms both phenocrysts and microphenocrysts. Rhönite was previously described by Smulikowski (1960), who suggested that occurrence of rhönite in Pilchowice can be related to pseudomorphoses after hornblende.

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9 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Natrolite ?
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ Rhönite
Formula: Ca4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup' ?

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘRhönite9.DH.40Ca4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘNatrolite ?9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Thomsonite Subgroup' ?-
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]

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References

www.ptmin.agh.edu.pl (n.d.) http://www.ptmin.agh.edu.pl/mpsp30/Vol29_2006.pdf
www.ptmin.agh.edu.pl (n.d.) http://www.ptmin.agh.edu.pl/mpsp30/Vol41_2013.pdf
Smulikowski, K. (1960) Tertiary volcanics. in: Regionalna Geologia Polski. Geological Society of Poland, Kraków, 321-334 [in Polish].
[1]Birkenmajer, K., Pécskay, Z., Grabowski, J., Lorenc, M.W., Zagożdżon, P.P. (2002) Radiometric dating of the Tertiary volcanics in Lower Silesia, Poland. II. KAr and palaeomagnetic data from Neogene basanites sear Lądek Zdrój, Sudetes Mts. Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae 72, 119-129.
[2]Birkenmajer, K., & Pecskay, Z. (2002). Radiometric dating of the Tertiary volcanics in Lower Silesia, Poland. I. Alkali basaltic rocks of the Opole region. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Earth Sciences, 50(1), 31-50.
[3]Birkenmajer, K. ,Lorenc, M.W., Pécskay, Z., Zagożdżon, P.P. (2004) Wiek, cykle i kierunek migracji trzeciorzędowego bazaltowego wulkanizmu Dolnego Śląska w świetle datowań K-Ar. VIII Ogólnopolska Sesja Naukowa, "Datowanie minerałów i skał”, 9-10 [In Polish].
Ladenberger, A., Ntaflos, T., Michalik, M. (2006) Petrogenetic significance of rhönite in basanite from Pilchowice (SW Poland). XIII Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland. Mineralogia Polonica – Special Papers (Extended Abstracts) 29, pp. 48–52.
Ladenberger A., Ntaflos Th., Michalik M. (2006):
Ćwiek, M., Puziewicz, J., Ntaflos, T., Matusiak-Małek, M. (2013) Peridotitic xenoliths from Pilchowice basanite (SW Poland); XXth Anniversary Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland "From the deep Earth to the human's environment", Niemcza, Poland, 17-20 October 2013. Mineralogia - Special Papers 41. p.38.
Ćwiek M., Puziewicz J. et all (2013):
Ćwiek,M., Matusiak-Małek M., Puziewicz J., Ntaflos, T., (2014) Geochemical evolution of lithospheric mantle – Pilchowice xenoliths case study. Mineralogia - Special Papers 42. p.47.
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