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Żelowice quarry, Gmina Kondratowice, Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
Regional Level Types
Żelowice quarryQuarry (Inactive)
Gmina KondratowiceGmina
Strzelin CountyCounty
Lower Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 43' 44'' North , 16° 54' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Age:
29 to 19 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kondratowice820 (2010)5.2km
Wilków Wielki504 (2010)5.3km
Niemcza3,110 (2010)5.5km
Ciepłowody1,200 (2010)6.1km
Targowica216 (2010)6.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
418361
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418361:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Silbitz, Landkreis Strehlen
Other Languages:
German:
Steinbruch Silbitz, Landkreis Strehlen, Powiat Strzeliński, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen
Polish:
kamieniołom bazaltu Żelowice, Kondratowice, Powiat strzeliński, Województwo dolnośląskie, Polska


Central European Volcanic Province.
A nephelinite quarry (nepheline basalt).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OOxygen
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
SiSilicon
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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