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Illite from
Teresa adit, Miedzianka, Chęciny, Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Adit
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Illite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Teresa adit, Miedzianka, Chęciny, Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1534472
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1534472:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘBukowa Góra quarry, Zagórze, Łączna area, Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘMyszków Cu-Mo deposit, Gmina Żarki, Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘRudniki iron mine, Rudniki, Gmina Włodowice, Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘ'Józef' washing plant, Gmina Bolesław, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘŁosień, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
94.4km (58.6 miles) ⓘKawa, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘBochnia Mine, Bochnia, Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
References
Ciurej, Agnieszka, Struska, Monika, Wolska, Anna, Szczerba, Marek, Olszak, Janusz (2022) Copper-Bearing Mineralisation in the Upper Devonian Limestones: A Case Study from the Historical Teresa Adit in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains, Poland. Minerals, 13 (1) 54 doi:10.3390/min13010054
 
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