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Quartz veins, Krasków, Gmina Marcinowice, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
Regional Level Types
Quartz veinsQuarry (Inactive)
KraskówVillage
Gmina MarcinowiceGmina
Świdnica CountyCounty
Lower Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 54' 54'' North , 16° 35' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.91524,16.58485
GRN:
N34E08
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Age:
358.9 ± 0.4 to 298.9 ± 0.15 Ma
Geologic Time:
Carboniferous
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Marcinowice555 (2010)3.9km
Żarów7,065 (2016)6.9km
Wawrzeńczyce244 (2010)9.9km
Świdnica60,351 (2018)10.4km
Jaworzyna Śląska5,242 (2016)10.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
419346
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419346:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kratzkau/ żyła kwarcowa w Kraskowie


One of the largest quartz veins in the Strzegom-Sobótka granite massif, on the hill Stromiec (Germ. Kiefernberg, 217 m), running NNW - SEE, about 2.5 km long and 300-400 m wide.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Poland

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References

von zur Mühlen, L. (1922) Über die Quarzgänge zwischen Zobten und Striegau in Schlesien. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 74, 77-89.
Heflik W., Smolarska I. (1966) Badania petrograficzne w żyle kwarcowej z Kraskowa koło Świdnicy na Dolnym Śląsku. Zeszyty Naukowe AGH nr.123, Geologia z 7. (in Polish)
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