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Cieszanowice, Gmina Kamiennik, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Polandi
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CieszanowiceVillage
Gmina KamiennikGmina
Nysa CountyCounty
Opole VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
425758
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:425758:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Cieszanowice, Kamiennik, Powiat de Nysa, Voïvodie d'Opole, Pologne
German:
Cieszanowice , Gmina Kamiennik, Powiat Nyski, Woiwodschaft Opole, Polen
Asturian:
Cieszanowice, Voivodato de Opole, Polonia
Chechen:
Цешановице , Польша
Czech:
Cieszanowice, Okres Nysa, Opolské vojvodství, Polsko
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Cieszanowice, Kamiennik
Polish:
Cieszanowice, Kamiennik, Powiat nyski, Województwo opolskie, Polska
Silesian:
Cieszanowice , Uopolske wojewůdztwo, Polsko
Tatar:
Цешановице , Польша
Ukrainian:
Цешановіце, Каменник , Ниський повіт, Опольське воєводство, Польща


Bituminous deposits (possibly peat) rich in melanterite (also reported as: vitriol). The melanterite was once under exploitation.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
OOxygen
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
SSulfur
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
FeIron
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cieszanowice,_Opole_Voivodeship
Wikidata ID:Q5119725
GeoNames ID:3101340


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