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Locality Name:
Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 125447
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-125447.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Chodziez Co.
Czarnków-Trzcianka Co.
Gniezno Co.
Gostyń Co.
Jarocin Co.
Kalisz Co.
Koło Co.
Konin Co.
Kościan Co.
Krotoszyn Co.
Ostrów Wielkopolski Co.
Piła Co.
Poznań Co.
Szamotuły Co.
Turek Co.
Wilcze Polymetallic Deposit

Latitude: 52°33'10"N
Longitude: 17°2'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.552777777778,17.035833333333

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Se Si Sr Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAphthitaliteAragoniteAuricuprideBaryteBoraciteCalciteCarnalliteCerite
ChalcopyriteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpsomiteFeldsparFluorite
GypsumHexahydriteHydrotalciteIronKieseriteLangbeiniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMicaMoraskoite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePicromeritePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTalcTourmalineVivianiteWoodwardite

81 IMA Minerals at location:
Akaganeite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Bischofite  (*)Boracite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brianite  (*)Buchwaldite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnallite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chukanovite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cohenite  (*)Congolite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Czochralskiite  (*)Daubréelite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Douglasite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Felsőbányaite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Foitite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Glauberite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Hellyerite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Iron  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kainite  (*)Kieserite  (*)Kosmochlor  (*)Langbeinite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Löweite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Merrillite  (*)Moraskoite  (*)
Motukoreaite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickel  (*)Nickelphosphide  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Picromerite  (*)Polyhalite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Reevesite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Sylvite  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Tachyhydrite  (*)Taenite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tetrataenite  (*)Trembathite  (*)Troilite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Whitlockite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O19676063
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1967608803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe196760489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6260252196752966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)2602521967521588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21967603092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1967603250
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe196760166
Bischofite  (*)NoneMgCl2·6H2O26025219675242
Boracite  (*)BoraciteMg3B7O13Cl26025219675257
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41967635516
Brianite  (*)AphthitaliteNa2CaMg(PO4)21967603
Buchwaldite  (*)AphthitaliteNaCa(PO4)1967603
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260252296752,9676027770
Carnallite  (*)CarnalliteKMgCl3·6H2O260252196752132
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)2602521967521252
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1967495707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS219676327198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl196760203
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41967603902
Chukanovite  (*)MalachiteFe2(CO3)(OH)21967602
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe196749281
Cohenite  (*)PerovskiteCFe319676077
Congolite  (*)BoraciteFe2+3B7O13Cl2602521967526
Copper  (*)CopperCu1967603846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS296749,967634165
Czochralskiite  (*)AphthitaliteNa4Ca3Mg(PO4)41967602
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S4196760157
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22602521967529895
Douglasite  (*)NoneK2Fe2+Cl4·2H2O2602521967523
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6196760944
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O260252196752484
Felsőbányaite  (*)NoneAl4(SO4)(OH)10·4H2O19675966
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22602521967529617
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)19674875
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)2602521967521188
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)2260252196752137
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1967607437
Graphite  (*)NoneC1967602812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O260252496741,96752,96757,967596890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl260252296752,967601398
Hellyerite  (*)NoneNi(CO3)·6H2O1967603
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O326025219675214640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O260252196752251
Iron  (*)IronFe1967601089
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61967602228
Kainite  (*)NoneKMg(SO4)Cl·2.75H2O26025219675250
Kieserite  (*)KieseriteMg(SO4)·H2O26025219675280
Kosmochlor  (*)PyroxeneNaCr3+Si2O619676013
Langbeinite  (*)LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)326025219675243
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)196760581
Löweite  (*)NoneNa12Mg7(SO4)13·15H2O26025219675228
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)2602521967521487
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)7196760230
Moraskoite  (*)MoraskoiteNa2Mg(PO4)F1967601
Motukoreaite  (*)WoodwarditeMg6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2·6H2O2602521967525
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226025219675217380
Nickel  (*)CopperNi19676057
Nickelphosphide  (*)NoneNi3P19676019
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)260252296752,967602349
Picromerite  (*)PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2·6H2O26025219675244
Polyhalite  (*)NoneK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O260252196752102
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260252296752,9676339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81967609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260252396748,96752,9676061156
Reevesite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O19676048
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21967605614
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P196760374
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1967606417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS19676021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2602521967522045
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl260252196752275
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)26025219675287
Tachyhydrite  (*)NoneCaMg2Cl6·12H2O26025219675216
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)196760703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22602521967523337
Tetrataenite  (*)NoneFeNi196760116
Trembathite  (*)BoraciteMg3B7O13Cl2602521967525
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1967601044
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O196760636
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6196760104



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_295Motukoreaite occurs in the Leine cyclotherm (PZ-3) of the Younger Potash (K-3) in Upper Permian section of the Kłodawa Salt Dome. Age given is for the entire Upper Permian section (PZ-1 - PZ-4).


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Michelle_295260252Upper PermianStratigraphyAge of salt dome      60387Kłodawa Salt Deposit, Koło Co., Greater Poland Voivodeship, PolandKłodawa Salt DomeWachowiak and Pieczka (2016)10.1180/minmag.2016.080.108MM80_277Age of the Zechstein/Upper Permian stratigraphic section of the salt dome. Includes layers PZ1-PZ4.


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