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Gypsum from
Hugo smelter slag locality, Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hugo smelter slag locality, Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1650883
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1650883:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘZM Silesia zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘGuidotto zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘZGH Orzeł Biały smelter, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘ"Alpy" dump, Wełnowiec-Józefowiec, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘSlag localities, Orzeł Biały Mine, Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘOrzeł Biały dumps, Orzeł Biały mine, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘKH Waryński smelter, Brzozowice, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘSkalny dump, Łaziska Górne, Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘWojkowice burning coal-mining heap, Wojkowice, Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘDębieńsko Mine heap, Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Cempa, Magdalena; Lejwoda, Paweł; Karabela, Klaudia; Pieprzyca, Anna; Świnder, Henryk; Bauerek, Arkadiusz (2024) Potential for the Recovery of Selected Metals and Critical Raw Materials from Slags from Polymineral Zn–Pb Ore Metallurgy—Part I. Minerals, 14 (10). 1050 doi:10.3390/min14101050
 
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