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Montmorillonite from
Męcinka basalt quarry, Męcinka, Gmina Męcinka, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Montmorillonite
Formula:(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montmorillonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Męcinka basalt quarry, Męcinka, Gmina Męcinka, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1224817
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1224817:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montmorillonite
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘWinna Góra quarry, Piotrowice, Gmina Męcinka, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘDunino halloysite quarry, Gmina Krotoszyce, Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘLubień quarry, Lubień, Gmina Legnickie Pole, Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘTrupień quarry, Kondratów, Gmina Męcinka, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘMikołajowice quarry, Mikołajowice, Gmina Legnickie Pole, Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘKozia Góra quarry, Wilków, Gmina Złotoryja, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘAndrzej I quarry, Żółkiewka, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘSzeroka quarry, Strzegom, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘJanowice quarry, Gmina Ruja, Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘPilchowice basanite quarry, Pilchowice, Gmina Wleń, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Krzysztof Andrzejewski Collection
 
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