Orzeł Biały Mine, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Orzeł Biały Mine | Mine (Inactive) |
| Brzeziny Śląskie | City Council |
| Piekary Śląskie | City |
| Silesian Voivodeship | Voivodeship |
| Poland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 20' 38'' North , 18° 58' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Age:
252.17 ± 0.06 to 201.3 ± 0.2 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Brzeziny Śląskie | 4,901 (2010) | 1.4km |
| Bytom | 189,186 (2018) | 2.7km |
| Bobrowniki | 2,926 (2010) | 4.1km |
| Chorzów | 113,430 (2011) | 4.3km |
| Siemianowice Śląskie | 73,121 (2010) | 4.6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bleischarley Westfeld - Birkenhain, Biały Szarlej
Carbonate-hosted stratabound and vein Pb-Zn deposits.
The mine started around 1854.
A suite of unique intermediate/mixed-valence S-Fe(Pb) compounds are identified, e.g., by Kucha & Viaene (1992). These compounds are precursors to the banded ore sulphides.
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| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Aragonite var. Lead-bearing Aragonite Formula: (Ca,Pb)CO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite var. Zinc-bearing Dolomite Formula: Ca(Mg,Zn)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Habit: anhedral masses Colour: grey Fluorescence: none Description: enclosed in schalenblende |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Gratonite Formula: Pb9As4S15 |
| ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Hetaerolite Formula: ZnMn2O4 |
| ⓘ Hetaerolite var. Hydrohetaerolite Formula: Zn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4 |
| ✪ Jordanite Formula: Pb14As6S23 Habit: Blocky, crystals unusual Colour: Black Fluorescence: none Description: Enclosed in Schalenblende References: |
| ⓘ Kalsilite Formula: KAlSiO4 |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ Kirschsteinite Formula: CaFe2+SiO4 |
| ⓘ Leucite Formula: K(AlSi2O6) |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Melilite Group' Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7) |
| ⓘ 'Melnikovite' |
| ⓘ Merwinite Formula: Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
| ⓘ Monticellite Formula: CaMgSiO4 |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| ⓘ 'Olivine Group' Formula: M2SiO4 |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Rapidcreekite Formula: Ca2(SO4)(CO3) · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Romanèchite Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| ⓘ Rudashevskyite Formula: (Fe,Zn)S |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Smithsonite var. Monheimite Formula: (Zn,Fe)CO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ 'Unnamed (Fe Pyrosulphite)' Formula: ~Fe(S4+,As)2O5 |
| ⓘ 'Unnamed (Fe Subsulphite)' Formula: Fe(S3+,As)2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Unnamed (Fe Sulphite)' Formula: ~Fe(S,As)O3 |
| ⓘ 'Unnamed (Fe Sulphoxylane)' Formula: ~Fe(S2+,As)O2 |
| ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ Zincite Formula: ZnO |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Rudashevskyite | 2.CB.05a | (Fe,Zn)S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Jordanite | 2.JB.30a | Pb14As6S23 |
| ⓘ | Gratonite | 2.JB.55 | Pb9As4S15 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Zincite | 4.AB.20 | ZnO |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hetaerolite | 4.BB.10 | ZnMn2O4 |
| ⓘ | var. Hydrohetaerolite | 4.BB.10 | Zn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Romanèchite | 4.DK.10 | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Monheimite | 5.AB.05 | (Zn,Fe)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Zinc-bearing Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Mg,Zn)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite var. Lead-bearing Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | (Ca,Pb)CO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Rapidcreekite | 7.DG.20 | Ca2(SO4)(CO3) · 4H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kirschsteinite | 9.AC.05 | CaFe2+SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Monticellite | 9.AC.10 | CaMgSiO4 |
| ⓘ | Merwinite | 9.AD.15 | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Kalsilite | 9.FA.05 | KAlSiO4 |
| ⓘ | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| ⓘ | Leucite | 9.GB.05 | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Melnikovite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Melilite Group' | - | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Fe Sulphoxylane)' | - | ~Fe(S2+,As)O2 |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Fe Subsulphite)' | - | Fe(S3+,As)2O4 |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Fe Sulphite)' | - | ~Fe(S,As)O3 |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Fe Pyrosulphite)' | - | ~Fe(S4+,As)2O5 |
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Localities in this Region
- Silesian Voivodeship
- Piekary Śląskie
- Brzeziny Śląskie
- Orzeł Biały mine
- Brzeziny Śląskie
- Piekary Śląskie
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References
Kucha, H., Viaene, W. (1993) Compounds with mixed and intermediate sulfur valences as precursors of banded sulfides in carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb deposits in Belgium and Poland. Mineralium Deposita, 28 (1). 13-21 doi:10.1007/bf00199005
Orzeł Biały Mine, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland