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Skowron basalt quarry, Maciejowa, Jelenia Góra, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
Regional Level Types
Skowron basalt quarryQuarry (Inactive)
MaciejowaAdministrative District
Jelenia GóraCity
Lower Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 55' 0'' North , 15° 48' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.91667,15.80903
GRN:
N34E08
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Age:
56.0 to 5.332 Ma
Geologic Time:
Cenozoic : Eocene to Miocene
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Jeżów Sudecki1,800 (2011)5.1km
Jelenia Góra87,310 (2010)5.9km
Mysłakowice5,100 (2016)8.6km
Wojcieszów3,933 (2011)8.8km
Janowice Wielkie2,100 (2010)9.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
418296
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418296:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lerchenberg 389.6m - Maiwaldau
Other Languages:
German:
Lerchenberg 389.6m - Maiwaldau, Jelenia Góra, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen


Mini basalt quarry, botom filled with water (pond). One of rare places with visible contact between Herzinian granitoides and Cenozoics basalts, with metasomatic feldspar in basalt close to the contact zone.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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References

Zimmermann E, (1937) - Erläuterungen zur geologischen Karte von Preussen und benachbarten deutschen Ländern, Lieferung 276 Blatt Hirschberg 1:25000. Preussischen geologischen Landesanstalt Berlin.
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