Boreczna rhyodacite quarry, Boguszów-Gorce, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Boreczna rhyodacite quarry | Quarry (Inactive) |
| Boguszów-Gorce | Gmina |
| Wałbrzych County | County |
| Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Voivodeship |
| Poland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 45' 39'' North , 16° 10' 57'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Age:
323.2 ± 0.4 to 259.8 ± 0.4 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Boguszów-Gorce | 16,726 (2015) | 1.7km |
| Czarny Bór | 4,769 (2015) | 3.8km |
| Szczawno-Zdrój | 5,586 (2010) | 7.0km |
| Wałbrzych | 127,431 (2017) | 7.2km |
| Krzeszów | 1,527 (2015) | 8.5km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hochberg Ost, Rothenbach/łom porfirów Boreczna = Mniszek w Gorcach; Białe Skałki quarry
Other Languages:
German:
Rothenbach, Boguszów-Gorce, Powiat Wałbrzyski, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen
An very old, abandoned porphyre quarry (rhyodacite - felsite) on the south slope of Boreczna hill 710m.
Sometimes described as Mniszek Hill or Białe Skałki quarry.
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Berg, G., Dathe, E. (1910) Geologische Karte von Preußen und benachbarten deutschen Ländern. Blatt 5263 Waldenburg. Geognostisch bearbeitet 1890-1904. Preuss. Geologische Landesanstalt Berlin.
Berg, G., Dathe, E. (1910) Erläuterungen zur Geologischen Karte von Preußen und benachbarten deutschen Ländern. Liferung 145 Waldenburg. Gradabtheilung 75, Blatt 18. Berlin P.88-89 [in German].
Awdankiewicz,M. (1998) Volcanism in a late Variscan intramontane trough: Carboniferous and Permian volcanic centres of the Intra-Sudetic Basin, SW Poland. Geologia Sudetica, 32: 13-47.
Awdankiewicz, M. (1998) Permskie tufy ryolitowe niecki śródsudeckiej: geologia, petrologia, geochemia. Polskie Towarzystwo Mineralogiczne – Prace Specjalne, 11, 51-53 [in Polish].
Awdankiewicz, M. (1999) Volcanism in a late Variscan intramontane trough: the petrology and geochemistry of the Carboniferous and Permian volcanic rocks of the Intra-Sudetic Basin, SW Poland. Geologia Sudetica, 32: 83-111.
External Links
about Mniszek Hill (in Polish) with Białe Skałki quarry photo:
https://walbrzych.dlawas.info/lokalna-turystyka/boguszow-gorce-mniszek-na-tej-gorze-nic-nie-jest-oczywiste-foto/cid,21021,a
https://walbrzych.dlawas.info/lokalna-turystyka/boguszow-gorce-mniszek-na-tej-gorze-nic-nie-jest-oczywiste-foto/cid,21021,a
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
- ⭔SilesiaRegion
Czech Republic/Poland
- Central SudetesMountain Range
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- Bohemian MassifMassif
- SudetesMountain Range
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