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PW-shaft (Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine), Szklary Górne, Gmina Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
Regional Level Types
PW-shaft (Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine)Shaft (Inactive)
Szklary GórneVillage
Gmina LubinGmina
Lubin CountyCounty
Lower Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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PW-shaft, Szklary Górne, Gmina Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Gypsum

PW-shaft, Szklary Górne, Gmina Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Gypsum

PW-shaft, Szklary Górne, Gmina Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 27' 53'' North , 16° 6' 8'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.46492,16.10235
GRN:
N35E08
Type:
Shaft (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Age:
272.3 ± 0.5 to 252.17 ± 0.06 Ma
Geologic Time:
Permian : Guadalupian to Lopingian
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Polkowice21,565 (2018)4.8km
Lubin77,532 (2010)9.9km
Sieroszowice420 (2010)12.0km
Rudna1,619 (2018)12.2km
Michałów203 (2010)14.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
419917
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419917:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ober Gläsersdorf/KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., ZG Polkowice Wschodnie
Other Languages:
German:
Ober Gläsersdorf, Ober Gläsersdorf, Lubin, Powiat Lubiński, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen


KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine, former Polkowice Wschód shafts, closed and reclaimed

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