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


Locality type:Mine Dump
Classification
Species:'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view K Feldspar 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:1448117
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1448117:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of K Feldspar
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘZawiercie trachyte dikes, Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘMyszków Cu-Mo deposit, Gmina Żarki, Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘStarzykowiec coal-mining dump, Chwałowice, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘAltered volcanite outcrop, Lískovec, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘBorošín Teschenite Occurrences, Brušperk, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘBasaltoid Rock Outcrops, Fryčovice, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘRychaltice, 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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