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Apatite from
Zalas quarry, Gmina Krzeszowice, Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zalas quarry, Gmina Krzeszowice, Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:769437
Long-form Identifier:1:3:769437:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘZawiercie trachyte dikes, Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘGrojec Hill, Żywiec, Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
56.1km (34.8 miles) ⓘOrzeł Biały dumps, Orzeł Biały mine, Brzeziny Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘMizerów peat bog, Pszczyńa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘMyszków Cu-Mo deposit, Gmina Żarki, Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘStrumień peat bog, Pszczyńa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
68.8km (42.8 miles) ⓘHC Miasteczko Śląskie S.A. Zinc Smelting Plant, Miasteczko Śląskie, Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘKnurów Mine, Knurów, Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘDoubrava Mine, Doubrava, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘKozłecki stream, Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
References
Marszałek M. & Czerny J. 2009: Amphibole phenocrysts and their alteration in rhyodacitic porphyries from Zalas near Kraków. Mineralogia - Special Papers, vol. 34, p.18
Gołębiowska, B., Pieczka, A., Rzepa, G., Matyszkiewicz, J., & Krajewski, M. (2010). Iodargyrite from Zalas (Cracow area, Poland) as an indicator of Oligocene–Miocene aridity in Central Europe. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 296(1), 130-137.
 
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