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Gypsum from
Rydułtowy heap (Szarlota heap), ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


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Gypsum

Rydułtowy heap, ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Gypsum

Rydułtowy heap, ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Gypsum

Rydułtowy heap, ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Locality type:City
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rydułtowy heap (Szarlota heap), ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1235847
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1235847:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘIgnacy-Hoym coal mine, Niewiadom, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘRybnik-Rymer (Stożki) coal-mining dump, Niedobczyce, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘMarcel mine heap, Radlin, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘStarzykowiec coal-mining dump, Chwałowice, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘSzczygłowice Mine, Knurów, Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘDębieńsko Mine heap, Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
23.3km (14.4 miles) ⓘHeřmanice dump, Heřmanice, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
24.9km (15.4 miles) ⓘMining Plant I, ČSA Mine, Orlová, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘLandek Hill, Koblov, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘKobeřice gypsum quarry, Kobeřice, Opava District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
References
doi.org (n.d.) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.319
Kruszewski, Łukasz, Fabiańska, Monika J., Ciesielczuk, Justyna, Segit, Tomasz, Orłowski, Ryszard, Motyliński, Rafał, Kusy, Danuta, Moszumańska, Izabela (2018) First multi-tool exploration of a gas-condensate-pyrolysate system from the environment of burning coal mine heaps: An in situ FTIR and laboratory GC and PXRD study based on Upper Silesian materials. Science of The Total Environment, 640. 1044-1071 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.319
 
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