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Augite from
ZGH Orzeł Biały smelter, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Smelter
Classification
Species:Augite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:Click here to view ZGH Orzeł Biały smelter, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1650920
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1650920:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Augite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘKH Waryński smelter, Brzozowice, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘZM Silesia zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘ"Alpy" dump, Wełnowiec-Józefowiec, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘHugo smelter slag locality, Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘHC Miasteczko Śląskie S.A. Zinc Smelting Plant, Miasteczko Śląskie, Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘZGH Bolesław S.A. smelter, Bukowno, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
58.5km (36.3 miles) ⓘSt. Anne Mountain Geopark Quarry, Góra Świętej Anny, Gmina Leśnica, Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘNephelinic basalt boulders, Gmina Zdzieszowice, Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘOld nephelinite quarry, Siedlec, Gmina Izbicko, Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘKamionka basalt quarry, Falmirowice, Gmina Chrząstowice, Opole County, Opole 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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