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Fluorite from
Heřmanice dump, Heřmanice, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Coal Dump
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Heřmanice dump, Heřmanice, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1607704
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1607704:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘLískovec, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
23.3km (14.4 miles) ⓘRydułtowy heap (Szarlota heap), ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘHončova hůrka Hill, Skotnice, Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘLimestone quarries, Štramberk, Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
80.7km (50.2 miles) ⓘOndřejovice quarry, Ondřejovice, Zlaté Hory, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
82.8km (51.5 miles) ⓘHC Miasteczko Śląskie S.A. Zinc Smelting Plant, Miasteczko Śląskie, Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
94.4km (58.7 miles) ⓘZGH Bolesław S.A. smelter, Bukowno, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘLesní Čtvrť, Vápenná, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
References
Matýsek, Dalibor, Jirásek, Jakub (2022) Mineralogy of the coal waste dumps from the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin: Emphasized role of halides for element mobility. International Journal of Coal Geology, 264. 104138 doi:10.1016/j.coal.2022.104138
 
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