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Hexahydrite from
Guidotto zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Hexahydrite
Formula:Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hexahydrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Guidotto zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:678745
Long-form Identifier:1:3:678745:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hexahydrite
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘSkalny dump, Łaziska Górne, Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘDębieńsko Mine heap, Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘRybnik-Rymer (Stożki) coal-mining dump, Niedobczyce, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘMarcel mine heap, Radlin, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘPomorzany Mine, Gmina Olkusz, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
60.3km (37.4 miles) ⓘMining Plant I, ČSA Mine, Orlová, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘHeřmanice dump, Heřmanice, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
67.5km (42.0 miles) ⓘLandek Hill, Koblov, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
80.4km (49.9 miles) ⓘDobrá-Staré Město, Dobrá, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
99.4km (61.7 miles) ⓘLimestone quarries, Štramberk, Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
References
Bril, H.; Zainoun, K.; Puziewicz, J.; Courtin-Nomade, A.; Vanaecker, M.; Bollinger, J.-C. (2008) Secondary phases from the alteration of a pile of zinc-smelting slag as indicators of environmental conditions: an example from Świętochłowice, Upper Silesia, Poland. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46 (5). 1235-1248 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.5.1235
 
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