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Kowary (Schmiedeberg im Riesengebirge), Kowary area, Jelenia Góra District, Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie), Poland

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Mining at Kowary started in 1148 on iron ore and continued until the 17th century.
From 1948 bis 1972 uranium was mined (U deposit with polymetallic mineralization). Ore series include marbles.



References:
- Berg 1912: Die kristallinen Schiefer des östlichen Riesengebirges. Abh. Preuss. Geol. Landesanst. N. F. 68.

- Berg 1913: Beiträge zur Geologie von Niederschlesien mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Erzlagerstätten. Abh. Preuss. Geol. Landesanst. N. F. 74.

- Hoehne K. 1936: Über einige Arsen-, Nickel-, Kobalt-, Silber-, Wismut- und Uranerzführende Kalkspatgänge der Grube Bergfreiheit zu Oberschmiedeberg im Riesengebirge. Chem d. Erde, Bd. 10.

- Zimnoch E. 1961: Seria magnetytowa Kowar. Biul. Inst. Geol. 171.

- Mochnacka K. 1966: Minerały kruszcowe złoża polimetalicznego w Kowarach (Dolny Śląsk). Pr. Miner. Kom. Nauk PAN Oddz. w Krakowie nr 4

- Mochnacka K. 1967: Geologia polimetalicznego złoża w Kowarach (Dolny Śląsk). Pr. Geol. Kom. Nauk Geol. PAN Oddz. w Krakowie nr 40.

- Mochnacka K. 1971: Okruszcowanie w Kowarach (Dolny Śląsk). Prz. Geol. nr 11.

- http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowary




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Acanthite
Aikinite
Annabergite
Arsenic
Arsenopyrite
Baryte
Beryl
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bornite
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Cinnabar
Clausthalite
 Clinochlore
var: Chromian Clinochlore
Coffinite
Covellite
Emplectite
Erythrite
Fluorite
Galena
Hematite
Löllingite
Magnetite
Nickeline
Nickelskutterudite
var: Chloanthite
Proustite
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
 Pyrrhotite
Rammelsbergite
'Serpentine Group'
Silver
Skutterudite
var: Smaltite
Sphalerite
Stromeyerite
Talc
Tetrahedrite
Tiemannite
Umangite
Uraninite


43 entries listed. 38 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
Poland
 
  • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
    • Jelenia Góra District
      • Kowary area
        • Kowary (Schmiedeberg im Riesengebirge)

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