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


Locality type:City
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite 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:1235858
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1235858:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘStarzykowiec coal-mining dump, Chwałowice, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘVelké Lány sand pit, Dolní Lutyně, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘDębieńsko Mine heap, Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘDoubrava Mine, Doubrava, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘKnurów Mine, Knurów, Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘMizerów peat bog, Pszczyńa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘStrumień peat bog, Pszczyńa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘKobeřice gypsum quarry, Kobeřice, Opava District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘNowa Cerekwia, Gmina Kietrz, Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
40.6km (25.3 miles) ⓘOstravice river bed, Sviadnov, Frýdek-Místek 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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