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Kaolinite from
DSS Piława Górna Quarry, Piława Górna, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view DSS Piława Górna Quarry, Piława Górna, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1270843
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1270843:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘGilów talc deposit, Gilów, Gmina Niemcza, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘKruszel quarry, Gilów, Gmina Niemcza, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘPiast Mine, Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘBiały Kościół granite quarry I, Gmina Strzelin, Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘSłupiec Mine, Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘSłupiec heap, Słupiec Mine, Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘStrzeblów, Sobótka, Gmina Sobótka, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘGranite quarry, Gębczyce, Gmina Strzelin, Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘGębczyce skarn quarry, Gmina Strzelin, Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘPustków Wilczkowski, Gmina Kobierzyce, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Mateusz Dulski, Roman Wlodyka, Tomasz Krzykawski (2018) Weathering processes of iron sulfides from Pilawa quarry, EMPA and Raman characterization. in abstracts of the 22nd IMA Meeting Melbourne p 179
Dulski, Mateusz, Janeczek, Janusz, Włodyka, Roman (2025) In-Depth Analysis of Complex Multiphase Oxidative Transformations in Iron Sulfides (Pyrrhotite and Pyrite) Within Migmatitic Gneiss. Minerals, 15 (1). doi:10.3390/min15010049
 
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