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Gypsum from
Mining Plant I, ČSA Mine, Orlová, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Deposit
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 Mining Plant I, ČSA Mine, Orlová, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1904416
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1904416:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘHeřmanice dump, Heřmanice, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘHlubina Mine (after 1958), Odra Mine (after 1995), Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘLandek Hill, Koblov, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘDobrá-Staré Město, Dobrá, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘMarcel mine heap, Radlin, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘRybnik-Rymer (Stożki) coal-mining dump, Niedobczyce, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘIgnacy-Hoym coal mine, Niewiadom, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
24.9km (15.4 miles) ⓘRydułtowy heap (Szarlota heap), ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘStarzykowiec coal-mining dump, Chwałowice, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘKobeřice gypsum quarry, Kobeřice, Opava District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
References
Matýsek, Dalibor; Jirásek, Jakub; Majzlan, Juraj; Filip, Jan; Osovský, Michal; Göttlicher, Jörg (2026) Evaporite minerals from the coal mines of the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin, including a new mineral králíkite (BaCl2·2H2O). International Journal of Coal Geology, 319. 104990 doi:10.1016/j.coal.2026.104990
 
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