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


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view ZM Silesia zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1650893
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1650893:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBobrek heap, Bobrek, Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘOrzeł Biały Mine, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘZGH Orzeł Biały smelter, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘKH Waryński smelter, Brzozowice, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘ"Alpy" dump, Wełnowiec-Józefowiec, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘ"Blachówka" dolomite quarry, Sucha Góra, Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘWojkowice-Krzyżówka limestone quarry, Wojkowice, Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘ"Bobrowniki" Dolomite Mine, Tarnowskie Góry, Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘHałda popłuczkowa, Friedrich Mine, Tarnowskie Góry, Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘFriedrich Mine, Tarnowskie Góry, Tarnowskie Góry 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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