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Nontronite from
Wyrwak Hill, Kamień, Gmina Mirsk, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Nontronite
Formula:Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nontronite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wyrwak Hill, Kamień, Gmina Mirsk, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1095062
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1095062:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Nontronite in this Region
Kaoline mine, Wyrwak Hill, Kamień, Gmina Mirsk, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Nearest other occurrences of Nontronite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘKaoline mine, Wyrwak Hill, Kamień, Gmina Mirsk, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘKarkonosze IG-1 borehole, Jakuszyce, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘSteinberg basanite quarry, Ostritz, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
36.8km (22.8 miles) ⓘJeziorna quarry, Nowy Kościół, Gmina Świerzawa, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘBobrzak Pass granite quarry I, Kowary, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
46.3km (28.7 miles) ⓘJenichen Quarry (Jehnichen Quarry; Jähnichen Quarry), Königshain, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘHřídelec quarry, Hřídelec, Lázně Bělohrad, Jičín District, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic
References
Lis, Józef, Sylwestrzak, Hubert (1986) Minerały Dolnego Śląska [Minerals of the Lower Silesia]. Wydawnictwa Geologiczne.
 
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