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Hornfels from
Friedrich Wilhelm magnetite–pyrite mine, Zbójeckie Skały, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Shaft
Classification
Type:Hornfels
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hornfels data
Locality Data:Click here to view Friedrich Wilhelm magnetite–pyrite mine, Zbójeckie Skały, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1274417
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1274417:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hornfels
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘMount Czarna, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘZwalisko, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘOld quarry, Karpacz, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘMount Śnieżka, Karpacz, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘSowia Dolina mine, Karpacz, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
27.0km (16.7 miles) ⓘBielec adit, Rędziny, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘHala Krzyżowa, Mniszków, Gmina Janowice Wielkie, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘŁażany granodiorite quarry, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
69.4km (43.1 miles) ⓘMount Krukowska, Żarów, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Mochnacka, Ksenia; Oberc-Dziedzic, Teresa; Mayer, Wojciech; Pieczka, Adam (2015) Ore mineralization related to geological evolution of the Karkonosze–Izera Massif (the Sudetes, Poland) — Towards a model. Ore Geology Reviews, 64. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.07.001
 
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