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Bassanite from
Skalny dump, Łaziska Górne, Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Mine Dump
Classification
Species:Bassanite
Formula:Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bassanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Skalny dump, Łaziska Górne, Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:384348
Long-form Identifier:1:3:384348:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bassanite
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘZM Silesia zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘ"Alpy" dump, Wełnowiec-Józefowiec, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘMarcel mine heap, Radlin, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘRydułtowy heap (Szarlota heap), ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘMining Plant I, ČSA Mine, Orlová, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘHeřmanice dump, Heřmanice, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘ'Józef' washing plant, Gmina Bolesław, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
References
Lukasz Kruszewski 2005: Minerals arising in cause of underground fires of "Skalny" coal mine dump in Laziska (Upper Silesia, Poland). Mag. Thesis (unpublished)
 
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