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Muscovite from
Knurów Mine, Knurów, Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Knurów Mine, Knurów, Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1445323
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1445323:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘDębieńsko Mine heap, Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘZM Silesia zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘStarzykowiec coal-mining dump, Chwałowice, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘRydułtowy heap (Szarlota heap), ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘ"Alpy" dump, Wełnowiec-Józefowiec, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘMizerów peat bog, Pszczyńa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘStrumień peat bog, Pszczyńa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘVelké Lány sand pit, Dolní Lutyně, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘSt. Anne Mountain Geopark Quarry, Góra Świętej Anny, Gmina Leśnica, Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘDoubrava Mine, Doubrava, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
References
(Poland), 39(9).
Lapot, W. (1991). Sarcolite in anticlinal beds of the Knurow coal mine. Przeglad Geologiczny
 
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