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Ležáky coal mine, Most, Most District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republici
Regional Level Types
Ležáky coal mineColliery (Flooded)
MostMunicipality
Most DistrictDistrict
Ústí nad Labem RegionRegion
Czech RepublicCountry

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Type:
Colliery (Flooded) - last checked 2021
Mindat Locality ID:
223722
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:223722:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Czech:
Mostecké jezero, Most, okres Most, Ústecký kraj, Česko


Former big open-pit coal mine near the city of Most. Now recultivation is running.
There is now a big lake.

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4 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Siderite var. Pelosiderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Whewellite
Formula: Ca(C2O4) · H2O
Habit: 2-4cm twinned crystals acicular or radial aggregates
Colour: grey colour
Fluorescence: fluorescence—intense white to long-wave and very weak whitish to short-wave UV radiation; phosphorescence—white after exposure to long-wave UV;

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘvar. Pelosiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
ⓘWhewellite10.AB.45Ca(C2O4) · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
Cⓘ Siderite var. PelosideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
Oⓘ Siderite var. PelosideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Siderite var. PelosideriteFeCO3

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Wikidata ID:Q12038749


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