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Unnamed quarry, Wleń, Gmina Wleń, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
Regional Level Types
Unnamed quarryQuarry (Inactive)
WleńCity
Gmina WleńGmina
Lwówek Śląski CountyCounty
Lower Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 0' 41'' North , 15° 40' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Age:
298.9 ± 0.15 to 259.8 ± 0.4 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wleń1,888 (2011)0.6km
Bystrzyca304 (2010)4.2km
Pilchowice693 (2010)4.3km
Pasiecznik584 (2010)9.3km
Jeżów Sudecki1,800 (2011)9.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
418781
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418781:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lähn
Other Languages:
German:
Lähn, Wleń, Powiat Lwówecki, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen


Small quarry of coarse-grained, very poorly sorted Permian conglomerates. Their slight exposure it is located in a small quarry located on the northern side of the Bóbr river valley. Apart from conglomerates, alkaline trachyandesites are exposed in the quarry, , formerly known as melaphyres.

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5 valid minerals.

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'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
AlAluminium
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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