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Anhydrite from
ZM Silesia zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Anhydrite
Formula:CaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anhydrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view ZM Silesia zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1650890
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1650890:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBobrek heap, Bobrek, Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘHugo smelter slag locality, Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘZGH Orzeł Biały smelter, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘ"Alpy" dump, Wełnowiec-Józefowiec, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘDębieńsko Mine heap, Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘSzczygłowice Mine, Knurów, Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘRybnik-Rymer (Stożki) coal-mining dump, Niedobczyce, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘMarcel mine heap, Radlin, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘWłosienica borehole, Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘHeřmanice dump, Heřmanice, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
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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