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Bassanite from
'Józef' washing plant, Gmina Bolesław, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland


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 'Józef' washing plant, Gmina Bolesław, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:776097
Long-form Identifier:1:3:776097:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bassanite
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘ"Alpy" dump, Wełnowiec-Józefowiec, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘZM Silesia zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘSkalny dump, Łaziska Górne, Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
80.6km (50.1 miles) ⓘMarcel mine heap, Radlin, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘRydułtowy heap (Szarlota heap), ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
89.7km (55.7 miles) ⓘMining Plant I, ČSA Mine, Orlová, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
99.2km (61.7 miles) ⓘHeřmanice dump, Heřmanice, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
References
J. Cabala, B. Zogala, R. Dubiel (2008) Geochemical and Geophysical Study of Historical Zn-Pb Ore Processing Waste Dump Areas (Southern Poland). Polish J. of Environ. Stud. Vol. 17, No. 5, 693-700
 
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