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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite 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:1270846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1270846:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘGilów talc deposit, Gilów, Gmina Niemcza, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘGilów pegmatite, Gilów, Gmina Niemcza, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘGnadenfrei meteorite, Piława Górna, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘStrach Hill quarry, Przerzeczyn-Zdrój, Gmina Niemcza, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘSzklary nickel deposit, Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
10.9km (6.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed quarry, Kobyla Głowa, Gmina Ciepłowody, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘKamieniczki district, Bielawa, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘMount Kawka, Kamionki, Gmina Pieszyce, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘMount Czernica, Gmina Łagiewniki, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘ'Wiry' magnesite mine, Wirki, Gmina Marcinowice, Świdnica 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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