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Microcline from
Guidotto zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Guidotto zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1769432
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1769432:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘ"Alpy" dump, Wełnowiec-Józefowiec, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘHeřmanice dump, Heřmanice, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘŽermanice Quarry, Žermanice, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘŘepiště teschenite outcrops, Řepiště, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘKrmelín elevation, Krmelín, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘLubno metavolcanite outcrop, Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
93.6km (58.2 miles) ⓘBiskupice Maars, Biskupice, Krnov, Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
References
Vanaecker, Maxime, Courtin-Nomade, Alexandra, Bril, Hubert, Laureyns, Jacky, Lenain, Jean-François (2014) Behavior of Zn-bearing phases in base metal slag from France and Poland: A mineralogical approach for environmental purposes. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 136. 1-13 doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.09.001
 
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