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Locality Name:
Alpy Dump, Wełnowiec, Katowice City Co., Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 270608
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-270608.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alpy Dump, Wełnowiec, Katowice City Co., Silesian Voivodeship, Poland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu Fe H K Mg N O P Pb S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu Fe H K Mg N O P Pb S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlumApatiteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopperCorundumCristobalite
FeldsparGypsumIronKaoliniteMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxeneQuartz
RhabdophaneSpinelSulphurZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Bassanite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Celsian  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Iron  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kladnoite  (*)
Lead  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Mullite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Quartz  (*)Salammoniac  (*)
Spinel  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tschermigite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO20002162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)0001588
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)0001036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O60002060
Bassanite  (*)RhabdophaneCa(SO4)·0.5H2O00082
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)00027770
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)000100
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS200027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)80001756
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O180001008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O30001797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2000453
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)20009895
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O0006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O300014640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4000407
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH000367
Iron  (*)IronFe0001089
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)40005591
Kladnoite  (*)NoneC6H4(CO)2NH0004
Lead  (*)CopperPb000192
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O400098
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O400014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0004924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)000945
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)00078
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)200017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0002349
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO200061156
Salammoniac  (*)None(NH4)Cl000105
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O40001934
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS0002045
Tschermigite  (*)Alum(NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O00081
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)0005251



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_0028000 Age of mining      270608Alpy Dump, Wełnowiec, Katowice City Co., Silesian Voivodeship, PolandAlpy DumpFabianska (2015) MSP44_116Kladnoite is found as a result of anthropogenic mining activity.


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