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Sandstone from
Opoka sandstone quarry, Wałbrzych, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Opoka sandstone quarry, Wałbrzych, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1479192
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1479192:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSzczawno-Zdrój sandstone quarry, Szczawno-Zdrój, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘGóra Parkowa sandstone quarry, Nowe Miasto, Wałbrzych, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘSobięcin sandstone quarry, Sobięcin, Wałbrzych, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘMieszko Mine, Podgórze, Wałbrzych, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘBorówno melaphyre quarry, Krzeszów, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘAnielska Góra rhyolite quarry, Przedwojów, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘGontowa (Project Riese), Ludwikowice Kłodzkie, Gmina Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘUpadowa Kazimierz, Dalków, Ludwikowice Kłodzkie, Gmina Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘAnalcime occurrence, Jugów, Gmina Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘNeue Gabe Gottes Coal Mine, Okrzeszyn, Gmina Lubawka, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Berg G., Dathe E. (1910) Geologische Karte von Preußen und benachbarten deutschen Ländern. Blatt 5263 Waldenburg. Geognostisch bearbeitet 1890-1904. Preuss. Geologische Landesanstalt Berlin. [in German].
 
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