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Smectite Group from
Wilcza Góra quarry, Wilków, Gmina Złotoryja, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Smectite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Natrolite2
Calcite1
Phillipsite Subgroup1
Aragonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smectite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wilcza Góra quarry, Wilków, Gmina Złotoryja, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1225242
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1225242:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smectite Group
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘKrzeniów basalt quarry, Biegoszów, Gmina Świerzawa, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘMęcinka basalt quarry, Męcinka, Gmina Męcinka, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘColourful Lakelets, Wieściszowice, Gmina Marciszów, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘSiedlimowice granite quarry, Siedlimowice, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
54.0km (33.6 miles) ⓘPorphyry quarry "Okrzeszyn II", Okrzeszyn, Gmina Lubawka, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘJordanów nephrite quarry, Gmina Jordanów Śląski, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘSłupiec gabbro dump, Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘMt. Szklana Mine (Szklary pegmatite), Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
87.1km (54.1 miles) ⓘTargowica quarry, Targowica, Gmina Ciepłowody, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Krzysztof Andrzejewski Collection
 
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