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Janowice quarry, Gmina Ruja, Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
Regional Level Types
Janowice quarryQuarry (Inactive)
Gmina RujaGmina
Legnica CountyCounty
Lower Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 7' 37'' North , 16° 24' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Age:
56.0 to 5.332 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ruja333 (2013)5.2km
Wądroże Wielkie620 (2013)5.2km
Karnice128 (2010)6.2km
Mierczyce688 (2010)7.4km
Konary505 (2010)9.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
418295
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418295:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Klein Janowitz
Other Languages:
German:
Klein Janowitz, Gmina Ruja, Powiat Legnicki, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen


Small, long time ago abandoned and flooded basalt quarry with still visible columnar jointing. Until recently two small quarries, but other one filled during the construction works of a nearby Motorway A4 (originally built as a Reichsautobahn by Germany in the 1930s) and used by locals as a landfill.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

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

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
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

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
OOxygen
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
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
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
SiSilicon
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
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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