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Kaolinite from
Turów lignite mine, Gmina Bogatynia, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Mine
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 Turów lignite mine, Gmina Bogatynia, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:678556
Long-form Identifier:1:3:678556:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘHamr deposit, Hamr na Jezeře, Česká Lípa District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘHoličky deposit, Holičky, Ralsko, Česká Lípa District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘGoldgrube mine, Görlitz, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘGronowskie Wzgórza quarry, Gronów, Gmina Zgorzelec, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘWyrwak Hill, Kamień, Gmina Mirsk, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
34.5km (21.5 miles) ⓘEmmerichswalde, Neißeaue, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘKaoline mine, Wyrwak Hill, Kamień, Gmina Mirsk, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘFluorite deposit, Harrachov, Semily District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘCzerwona Woda clay pit, Czerwona Woda, Gmina Węgliniec, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘFluorite deposit, Jílové, Děčín District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
References
Stepisiewicz, M. (1983): Sideronatrite and copiapite from Turoszow, Lower Silesia. Archiwum Mineralogiczne 38, 35-44 (in Polish).
 
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