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Pyroxene Group from
Guidotto zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:'Pyroxene Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:ADSi2O6
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyroxene Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Guidotto zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:678740
Long-form Identifier:1:3:678740:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyroxene Group
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘOrzeł Biały dumps, Orzeł Biały mine, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘHC Miasteczko Śląskie S.A. Zinc Smelting Plant, Miasteczko Śląskie, Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘMizerów peat bog, Pszczyńa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘStrumień peat bog, Pszczyńa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘSt. Anne Mountain Geopark Quarry, Góra Świętej Anny, Gmina Leśnica, Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘNephelinic basalt boulders, Gmina Zdzieszowice, Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘOld nephelinite quarry, Siedlec, Gmina Izbicko, Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
References
Puziewicz, J.; Zainoun, K.; Bril, H. (2007) Primary phases in pyrometallurgical slags from a zinc-smelting waste dump, Świętochłowice, Upper Silesia, Poland. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (5). 1189-1200 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.45.5.1189
 
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