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Tourmaline from
Żelazny Most, Gmina Polkowice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Tailings Pile
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Żelazny Most, Gmina Polkowice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1443528
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1443528:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘOsiek S266 borehole, Osiek, Gmina Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘBiskupin IG-1 drillhole, Modła, Gmina Gromadka, Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘGromadka borehole, Gromadka, Gmina Gromadka, Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘCalc-silicate rocks outcrop, Jaroszów, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘAndrzej I quarry, Żółkiewka, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘGravel pit, Mojesz, Gmina Lwówek Śląski, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘMount Krukowska, Żarów, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘBełkotka stream alluvials, Dziwiszów, Gmina Jeżów Sudecki, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
70.4km (43.8 miles) ⓘZłotucha stream alluvials, Dziwiszów, Gmina Jeżów Sudecki, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
75.6km (46.9 miles) ⓘBolczów quarry, Janowice Wielkie, Gmina Janowice Wielkie, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Duczmal-Czernikiewicz, Agata, Adilkhan Baibatsha, Alma Bekbotayeva, Gulnara Omarova, and Akmaral Baisalova. (2021) "Ore Minerals and Metal Distribution in Tailings of Sediment-Hosted Stratiform Copper Deposits from Poland and Kazakhstan" Minerals 11, no. 7: 752. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070752
 
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