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Hexahydrite from
Rybnik-Rymer (Stożki) coal-mining dump, Niedobczyce, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Coal Dump
Classification
Species:Hexahydrite
Formula:Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hexahydrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rybnik-Rymer (Stożki) coal-mining dump, Niedobczyce, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:972603
Long-form Identifier:1:3:972603:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hexahydrite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘMarcel mine heap, Radlin, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘDębieńsko Mine heap, Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘMining Plant I, ČSA Mine, Orlová, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘHeřmanice dump, Heřmanice, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘLandek Hill, Koblov, Ostrava, Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘSkalny dump, Łaziska Górne, Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘGuidotto zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
43.7km (27.1 miles) ⓘDobrá-Staré Město, Dobrá, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
59.3km (36.8 miles) ⓘLimestone quarries, Štramberk, Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
78.3km (48.6 miles) ⓘPomorzany Mine, Gmina Olkusz, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
References
Kruszewski, Łukasz (2013) Supergene sulphate minerals from the burning coal mining dumps in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, South Poland. International Journal of Coal Geology, 105. 91-109 doi:10.1016/j.coal.2012.12.007
 
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