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"Porwaki koło Wlenia" basalt outcrop, Łupki, Gmina Wleń, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| "Porwaki koło Wlenia" basalt outcrop | Quarry (Abandoned) |
| Łupki | Village |
| Gmina Wleń | Gmina |
| Lwówek Śląski County | County |
| Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Voivodeship |
| Poland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 0' 46'' North , 15° 39' 21'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
Age:
100.5 to 5.332 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wleń | 1,888 (2011) | 1.4km |
| Pilchowice | 693 (2010) | 4.0km |
| Bystrzyca | 304 (2010) | 5.2km |
| Pasiecznik | 584 (2010) | 8.6km |
| Lubomierz | 1,816 (2011) | 10.2km |
Old basalt outcrop/quarry with basalt pillar, two small workings (west and east), the eastern one with famous volcanic 'rose' showing unique shape of a thermal columnar jointing, in which the fractured polygonal basalt columns are arranged concentrically or arched.
Trace the boundaries of successive Cenozoic volcanic eruptions and contact of basalt with the Cretaceous, thermally changed sandstone with a thickness of several centimeters and the bottom layer of a lava stream. There are numerous xenoliths in the basalt. Basaltoids were created as a result of the ingress of magma into the loosening rocks occurring around the north-eastern edge of the Wleń Graben.
Note: Well-known educational excursion destination, commonly known as 'xenoliths near Wleń' but also 'xenoliths of Klecza'.
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
- ⭔SilesiaRegion
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Saxo-Thuringian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
- Bohemian MassifMassif
- SudetesMountain Range
- Western SudetesMountain Range
- SudetesMountain Range
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