Płoszczyna rhyolite quarry, Dziwiszów, Gmina Jeżów Sudecki, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Płoszczyna rhyolite quarry | Quarry (Inactive) |
| Dziwiszów | Village |
| Gmina Jeżów Sudecki | Gmina |
| Karkonosze County | County |
| Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Voivodeship |
| Poland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 58' 1'' North , 15° 45' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Age:
323.2 ± 0.4 to 259.8 ± 0.4 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jeżów Sudecki | 1,800 (2011) | 3.8km |
| Bystrzyca | 304 (2010) | 7.5km |
| Jelenia Góra | 87,310 (2010) | 7.8km |
| Wleń | 1,888 (2011) | 8.1km |
| Pilchowice | 693 (2010) | 8.7km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hemrich Berg - Flachenseiffen, Landkreis Löwenberg
Other Languages:
German:
Flachenseiffen, Powiat Jeleniogórski, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen
Small rhyolite quarry on the south slope of Chrośnickie Kopy 626m, just before Grodzisko (Germ. Hemrich Berg).
White and grey-bluish K-feldspar up to 2cm as phenocrysts in quartz rhyolite, in forms of (001), (010), (110), (130), (021), (-201), Karlsbad and Baveno twins, some of them fully altered into kaolinite
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%82oszczyna |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q7265152 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
- ⭔SilesiaRegion
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Saxo-Thuringian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
- Bohemian MassifMassif
- SudetesMountain Range
- Western SudetesMountain Range
- SudetesMountain Range
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