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Illite from
Gronowskie Wzgórza quarry, Gronów, Gmina Zgorzelec, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Illite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gronowskie Wzgórza quarry, Gronów, Gmina Zgorzelec, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1501611
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1501611:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘGoldgrube mine, Görlitz, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘKsięginki quarry, Lubań, Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘJałowiec quarry, Jałowiec, Gmina Lubań, Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘŻerkowice quarry, Żerkowice, Gmina Lwówek Śląski, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘKonrad Cu-mine, Iwiny, Gmina Warta Bolesławiecka, Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘPilchowice basanite quarry, Pilchowice, Gmina Wleń, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘKopaniec uranium deposit, Kopaniec, Gmina Stara Kamienica, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘKozia Góra quarry, Wilków, Gmina Złotoryja, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘSpremberg-Graustein-Schleife deposit (Spremberg-Graustein Cu deposit), Spremberg, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘDunino halloysite quarry, Gmina Krotoszyce, Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Collected by Krzysztof Andrzejewski
 
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