Klecza-Radomice-Pilchowice gold-mining area, Gmina Wleń, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Klecza-Radomice-Pilchowice gold-mining area | Mining Area (Abandoned) |
| Gmina Wleń | Gmina |
| Lwówek Śląski County | County |
| Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Voivodeship |
| Poland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 59' 43'' North , 15° 37' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mining Area (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
435463
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:435463:8
GUID (UUID V4):
4cda88d8-5f2c-4673-9a10-1b56ed8ddaa5
Quartz-sulfide veins within dark Silurian shales, with both cataclasis and metasomatosis marks within / in their vicinity.
The mining field has the size of 6200 x 1250 m, with one of its limits NW to Golejów.
First exploration/mining activity was during the Middle Ages; re-exploration was in XIX/XX centuries.
Example mining activity (gold-bearing arsenopyrite) was "nearby Pilchowice-Nielestno train station".
Note: GPS marker set at the ~centre of the area.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities16 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | var. Bravoite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Localities in this Region
- Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Lwówek Śląski County
- Gmina Wleń
- Klecza-Radomice-Pilchowice gold-mining area
- Gmina Wleń
- Lwówek Śląski County
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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