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Kaolinite from
Borošín Teschenite Occurrences, Brušperk, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Borošín Teschenite Occurrences, Brušperk, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1783532
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1783532:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘOstravice river bed, Sviadnov, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
43.9km (27.2 miles) ⓘRydułtowy heap (Szarlota heap), ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘStarzykowiec coal-mining dump, Chwałowice, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘSzczygłowice Mine, Knurów, Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
78.8km (48.9 miles) ⓘMojtín bauxite deposit, Mojtín, Púchov District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
85.5km (53.1 miles) ⓘBučník Hill Quarry, Komňa, Uherské Hradiště District, Zlín Region, Czech Republic
86.7km (53.8 miles) ⓘ"Alpy" dump, Wełnowiec-Józefowiec, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘČavoj Polymetallic deposit, Čavoj, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
99.1km (61.6 miles) ⓘŘepová mine, Řepová, Mohelnice, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
References
Matýsek, Dalibor; Jirásek, Jakub; Chládek, Štěpán; Pour, Ondřej (2025) Natrolitised nepheline-bearing Teschenite Association rocks from the Podbeskydí area (Czech Republic): a testimony from selected accessory minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy, 37 (4). 555-576 doi:10.5194/ejm-37-555-2025
 
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