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Biotite gneiss from
Rzeczka (Project Riese), Walim, Gmina Walim, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Adit
Classification
Type:Biotite gneiss
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite gneiss data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rzeczka (Project Riese), Walim, Gmina Walim, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1559276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1559276:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite gneiss
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘWłodarz (Project Riese), Głuszyca, Gmina Głuszyca, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘJawornik (Project Riese), Jugowice, Gmina Walim, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘLimestone mine, Kamionki, Gmina Pieszyce, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘMichael mine, Lubachów, Gmina Świdnica, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘAmphibolite/serpentinite quarry, Kamionki, Gmina Pieszyce, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘAmphibolite quarry, Bielawa, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘKłobucznik gneiss quarry, Bielawa, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘKamionek gneiss quarry, Mościsko, Gmina Dzierżoniów, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘMyśliszów gneiss quarry, Ostroszowice, Gmina Dzierżoniów, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘLelek gneiss quarry, Mościsko, Gmina Dzierżoniów, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Liefgerung 115, Gradabteilung 76, No.19. Berlin
[Neue Nr. 5364] Blatt Rudolfswaldau
Geognostisch bearbaitet durch E.Dathe 1885, 1889, 1900. Gradabtheilung 76, Blatt 19. Kraatz, Berlin.
Dathe, E. (1904) - Erläuterungen zur Geologischen Karte von Preußen und benachbarten Bundesstaaten. Blatt Rudolfswaldau
Dathe, E. (1904) - Geologische Spezialkarte von Preussen und den Thüringischen Staaten und Nachfolgewerke
 
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