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Illite from
Bochnia Mine, Bochnia, Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Illite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bochnia Mine, Bochnia, Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1441425
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1441425:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘStone Town Nature Reserve, Gmina Ciężkowice, Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
71.4km (44.3 miles) ⓘ'Józef' washing plant, Gmina Bolesław, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘMt. Ždiarska Vidla, Ždiar, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
86.5km (53.8 miles) ⓘKawa, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘŁosień, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
92.6km (57.6 miles) ⓘRudniki iron mine, Rudniki, Gmina Włodowice, Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘTeresa adit, Miedzianka, Chęciny, Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
References
Puławska, Aleksandra, Manecki, Maciej, Flasza, Michał (2021) Mineralogical and Chemical Tracing of Dust Variation in an Underground Historic Salt Mine. Minerals, 11 (7) 686 doi:10.3390/min11070686
 
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