Unnamed limestone quarry, Kowary, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed limestone quarry | Quarry (Inactive) |
| Kowary | Municipality |
| Karkonosze County | County |
| Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Voivodeship |
| Poland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 44' 37'' North , 15° 51' 1'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Age:
443.8 ± 1.5 to 419.2 ± 3.2 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kowary | 11,834 (2010) | 5.6km |
| Opawa | 377 (2010) | 5.8km |
| Karpacz | 4,979 (2011) | 7.6km |
| Žacléř | 3,613 (2018) | 9.9km |
| Pec pod Sněžkou | 608 (2018) | 10.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
419802
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419802:7
GUID (UUID V4):
1d56cda8-34be-4430-9f75-e9936833e236
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kalklehne - Kolbenkamm
Other Languages:
German:
Kolbenkamm, Schmiedeberg im Riesengebirge, Powiat Jeleniogórski, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen
Old, abandoned, small limestone quarry.
Metamorphic rocks of the Rudawy Janowickie and Grzbiet Lasocki (Germ. Kolbenkamm):
- mica schist group + the so-called gneisses of Mała Upa, limestones and calcareous-silicate rocks, quartzite shales, graphite quartzites,
diopside and feldspar amphibolites and Kowary ore-bearing formation. In many places of this series, limestones were extracted from the lenses among the metamorphic series until the mass mining of limestones in the Kaczawskie Mountains (Wojcieszow).
In the vicinity, close to a pass nearby road to Lubawka there is an occurrence of an extremely chlorite-rich rocks with epidote and relic glaucophane.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
- ⭔SilesiaRegion
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- Bohemian MassifMassif
- SudetesMountain Range
- Western SudetesMountain Range
- SudetesMountain Range
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