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Opal from
Lipień Hill, Płóczki Górne, Gmina Lwówek Śląski, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Exposure
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lipień Hill, Płóczki Górne, Gmina Lwówek Śląski, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1479037
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1479037:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘChmieleń basalt quarry, Chmieleń, Gmina Lubomierz, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘUrwista basalt quarry, Proszowa, Gmina Mirsk, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘGrodziec basalt, Grodziec, Gmina Zagrodno, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘJeziorna quarry, Nowy Kościół, Gmina Świerzawa, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘFluorite deposit, Harrachov, Semily District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘ"Bartnica" mine (Brachów), Gmina Męcinka, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘEmmerichswalde, Neißeaue, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘSteinberg basanite quarry, Ostritz, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘLubień quarry, Lubień, Gmina Legnickie Pole, Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘMount Bukowina, Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Weigel J.A.V. (1800) Geographische, naturhistorische und technologische Beschreibung des souverainen Herzogthums Schlesien. Das Fürsterthum Jauer. Zweiter Theil · Volume 2
 
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