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Plagioclase from
Orzeł Biały dumps, Orzeł Biały mine, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Mine Dump
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orzeł Biały dumps, Orzeł Biały mine, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1448111
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1448111:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘZGH Orzeł Biały smelter, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘKH Waryński smelter, Brzozowice, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘZM Silesia zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘHugo smelter slag locality, Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘHC Miasteczko Śląskie S.A. Zinc Smelting Plant, Miasteczko Śląskie, Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘZGH Bolesław S.A. smelter, Bukowno, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘMyszków Cu-Mo deposit, Gmina Żarki, Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘDubie, Dębnik-Dubie area, Gmina Krzeszowice, Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘAltered volcanite outcrop, Lískovec, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
89.1km (55.4 miles) ⓘMorávka meteorite, Morávka, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
References
Warchulski, R., Gawęda, A., Kądziołka-Gaweł, M., Szopa, K. (2015) Composition and element mobilization in pyrometallurgical slags from the Orzeł Biały smelting plant in the Bytom–Piekary Śląskie area, Poland. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (2) 459-483 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.2.21
 
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