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Szklary Chrysoprase Mine, Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Szklary Chrysoprase Mine | Mine |
| Szklary | Village |
| Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie | Gmina |
| Ząbkowice Śląskie County | County |
| Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Voivodeship |
| Poland | Country |
Szklary Chrysoprase Mine, Szklary serpentinite massif, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 38' 39'' North , 16° 50' 0'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bobolice | 655 (2010) | 3.0km |
| Ząbkowice Śląskie | 16,321 (2010) | 6.3km |
| Ciepłowody | 1,200 (2010) | 6.3km |
| Piława Górna | 6,736 (2018) | 7.7km |
| Tarnów | 566 (2010) | 7.9km |
A silicate-type nickel deposit (nickel-bearing serpentinite), formed by hydrothermal and later lateritic weathering of ultramafic rocks (peridotites). The deposit is cut by numerous pegmatitic and oligoclasitic veins which are associated with a nearby Variscan syenite massif.
A pegmatite, which is exposed in one of the pits of the abandoned nickel mine, is listed as a separate locality (Mt. Szklana).
The deposit, which was was mined since the Middle Ages for chrysoprase (first known occurrence), was explored for nickel since 1891, first from underground workings and, since 1935, from open casts. The mines were finally abandoned around 1980. Excavation of the locality arranged by the 1st Mindat conference organizers in July, 2010 resulted in a major find of exceptional pimelite specimens and a mineralogical investigation is underway to re-validate the species.
The former nickel ore mine was called "Martha." It was closed in 1986. Approximately 20,000 tons of nickel were produced.
The chrysoprase occurs in veins to several cm thick which cut an altered ultramafic rock. In places, the body is covered by a saprolite rich in clay minerals, particularly smectite. The mine covers an area of many hectares. There are both underground and surface workings. The slope of the occurrence is covered with numerous small to large tailings piles where waste rock was dumped. Much of the area has been partially to completely covered by trees and bushes.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Alipite' Formula: (Ni,Mg)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Anthophyllite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Chrysoprase' |
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| ⓘ 'Garnierite' |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Iddingsite' |
| ⓘ 'Kerolite' Formula: (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| ⓘ Népouite Formula: Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Nimite Formula: (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ 'Pimelite' Formula: Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Saponite Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Saponite var. Bowlingite Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Stevensite Formula: (Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.00. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | var. Bronzite | 9.DA.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| ⓘ | Anthophyllite | 9.DD.05 | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Pimelite' | 9.EC.22 | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Saponite | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Stevensite | 9.EC.45 | (Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Saponite var. Bowlingite | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Nimite | 9.EC.55 | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Népouite | 9.ED.15 | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Alipite' | - | (Ni,Mg)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Chrysoprase' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Iddingsite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Kerolite' | - | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnierite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alipite | (Ni,Mg)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Népouite | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Nimite | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Stevensite | (Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| H | ⓘ Pimelite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Saponite var. Bowlingite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alipite | (Ni,Mg)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Népouite | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Nimite | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Stevensite | (Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| O | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| O | ⓘ Pimelite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Saponite var. Bowlingite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Stevensite | (Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Alipite | (Ni,Mg)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Nimite | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Stevensite | (Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | ⓘ Saponite var. Bowlingite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Nimite | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Saponite var. Bowlingite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Alipite | (Ni,Mg)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Népouite | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Nimite | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Stevensite | (Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| Si | ⓘ Pimelite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Saponite var. Bowlingite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Stevensite | (Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Saponite var. Bowlingite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Fe | ⓘ Saponite var. Bowlingite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Alipite | (Ni,Mg)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ni | ⓘ Népouite | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Ni | ⓘ Nimite | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| Ni | ⓘ Pimelite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
- ⭔SilesiaRegion
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
- Bohemian Massif
- SudetesMountain Range
- Central SudetesMountain Range
- SudetesMountain Range
Poland
- Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Ząbkowice Śląskie County
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Szklary Chrysoprase Mine, Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland