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


Locality type:Coal Dump
Classification
Species:Maghemite
Formula:(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Maghemite 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:1607726
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1607726:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Maghemite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘTertiary basaltoid rock outcrops, Slezská Ostrava, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘŽermanice Quarry, Žermanice, 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
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘDębieńsko Mine heap, Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘBiskupice Maars, Biskupice, Krnov, Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
65.1km (40.4 miles) ⓘBobrek heap, Bobrek, Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
94.4km (58.7 miles) ⓘZGH Bolesław S.A. smelter, Bukowno, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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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