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Nowa Wieś Grodziska basalt quarry, Nowa Wieś Grodziska, Gmina Pielgrzymka, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
Regional Level Types
Nowa Wieś Grodziska basalt quarryQuarry (Inactive)
Nowa Wieś GrodziskaVillage
Gmina PielgrzymkaGmina
Złotoryja CountyCounty
Lower Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 8' 46'' North , 15° 45' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.14620,15.76012
GeoHash:
G#: u354ywuhj
GRN:
N35E08
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Age:
56.0 to 5.332 Ma
Geologic Time:
Cenozoic : Eocene to Miocene
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pielgrzymka910 (2015)5.0km
Olszanica1,118 (2010)7.3km
Zagrodno1,626 (2010)8.9km
Chmielno375 (2010)10.4km
Złotoryja16,612 (2010)11.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
419517
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419517:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Wachtelstein, Neudorf (am Gröditzberge)
Other Languages:
German:
Neudorf (am Gröditzberge), Neudorf (am Gröditzberge), Powiat Złotoryjski, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen


Old abandoned basalt quarry (nephelinite?) pierced through Upper Cretaceous sandstones (Cognac and Santon, previously Emscher), almost completely exploited. During its operation, the quarry was known for its beautiful columnar jointing.

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LiDAR scanner view of the Nowa Wieś Grodziska - Czaple area

Nowa Wieś Grodziska, Gmina Pielgrzymka, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


B - basalt
C - clay pit
S - sand/gravel pits
all other quarries - sandstone

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References

Kühn B., Zimmermann E. (1918) Erläuterungen zur geologische Karte von Preussen und benachbarten Deutschen Ländern. Blatt Gröditzberg. Lieferung 202. Königlich-Preussische Geologische Landesanstalt, Berlin. (in German)
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