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Locality Name:
Nysa Co., Opole Voivodeship, Poland


mindat Locality ID: 158258
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158258.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nysa Co., Opole Voivodeship, Poland": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Gmina Głuchołazy
Gmina Otmuchów
Gmina Paczków

Latitude: 50°22'25"N
Longitude: 17°18'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.373611111111,17.300555555556

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 Au B C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Se Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AxiniteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumEpidote
FeldsparGarnetKaoliniteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileScapoliteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteSulphurTitaniteZircon

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Meionite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Selenium  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)297616,976178803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3397611,97613,976142353
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2197616260
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)297616,9761727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2297603,9760827198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181976171008
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16197619599
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21976179895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)497603,97608,97616,976178173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS297603,9760824243
Gold  (*)CopperAu397603,97604,9760830554
Graphite  (*)NoneC397603,97609,976172812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3397603,97609,976125433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41976035591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4397603,97608,976101507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4497603,97606,97609,9761214899
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)197617176
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1976174924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2397609,97616,9761717380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1976172349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2397603,97616,9761739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81976179056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2997603,97604,97608,97609,97610,97612,97616,97617,9762461156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21976035614
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe197617143
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1976166417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS297603,9760821482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)597603,97608,97609,97610,97612978
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1976174899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)397603,97608,976175251



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