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Gypsum from
KH Waryński smelter, Brzozowice, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Smelter
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 KH Waryński smelter, Brzozowice, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1650913
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1650913:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘSlag localities, Orzeł Biały Mine, Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘOrzeł Biały dumps, Orzeł Biały mine, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘZGH Orzeł Biały smelter, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘWojkowice burning coal-mining heap, Wojkowice, Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘGuidotto zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘZM Silesia zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘ"Alpy" dump, Wełnowiec-Józefowiec, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘHugo smelter slag locality, Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘHC Miasteczko Śląskie S.A. Zinc Smelting Plant, Miasteczko Śląskie, Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘBibiela Mine, Bibiela, Miasteczko Śląskie, 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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