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Przeworno marble quarry, Przeworno, Gmina Przeworno, Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
Regional Level Types
Przeworno marble quarryQuarry (Inactive)
PrzewornoVillage
Gmina PrzewornoGmina
Strzelin CountyCounty
Lower Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 41' 34'' North , 17° 10' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.69286,17.17637
GeoHash:
G#: u3h0qu77q
GRN:
N34E08
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Deposit first discovered:
1810
Age:
~635 to 541 ± 1.0 Ma
Geologic Time:
Ediacaran
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Przeworno1,259 (2010)1.0km
Konary227 (2010)4.8km
Łojowice394 (2010)5.5km
Kazanów237 (2010)10.9km
Krzepice304 (2010)11.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
418624
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418624:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Steinberg - Prieborn, Landkreis Strehlen
Other Languages:
German:
Prieborn - Landkreis Strehlen, Przeworno, Powiat Strzeliński, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen


The quarry is located about 1 km northeast of the village Przeworno, on the eastern side of the road to Strużyna. In the quarry, crystalline limestones (marbles) are exposed. Age of marble is unknown, possibly Proterozoic (Oberc, 1966, 1975). Extraction started from 1810, currently the quarry is flooded with water and direct observations can be made at a few points only. Above the marble, there are layers from Jegłowa. Quartz crystals in pockets up to 10cm, sometimes covered by chalcedony.

In the Neogene period, marbles underwent karstation, in karst forms exposed in a quarry in the early seventies of the XX century three fauna sites of Miocene discovered (Głazek et al., 1971; Galewski, Głazek, 1973).

Note: There is controversial work on the discovery of Proterozoic diatoms in Przeworno marbles, see references and external link - Siemińska J., Kwiecinska B. (1972) and (2003).

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chondrodite
Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Humite
Formula: Mg7(SiO4)3F2
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Hyalite
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Crystallography by M.Websky
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Hyalite4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChondrodite9.AF.45Mg5(SiO4)2F2
ⓘHumite9.AF.50Mg7(SiO4)3F2
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Fⓘ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Mgⓘ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przeworno
Wikidata ID:Q983908

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References

Old pictures:
polska-org.pl (n.d.) https://polska-org.pl/554730,Przeworno,Kamieniolom_wapieni_nieczynny.html
(In Polish) with quarry photos:
karst in Przeworno (In Polish) :
geopark.org.pl (n.d.) http://geopark.org.pl/Geostanowiska/Geostanowisko_GWNS_007b.pdf
ptpk.org (n.d.) https://ptpk.org/archiwum/pdf_2003/wszechswiat_2003_004_006.pdf
Schumacher K. (1878) Die Gebirgsgruppe des Rummelberges bei Strehlen. Zeitschrift Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft. Bd. 30. Berlin (In German)
Schumacher K. (1878) Über die Kalklager der Strehlener Gegend. Inaugural-Dissertation Welche mit Genehmigung der Philosophischen Facultät der Königl. Universität Breslau zur Erlangung der Doctorwürde Mittwoch den 7. August 1878 Vormittags 11 Uhr in der Aula Leopoldina - Breslau (In German)
Bederke, E. (1935) Verbreitung und Gliederung des Devons in den Ostsudeten. Zentralblat f. Mineralogie Abt. B. Stuttgart.
Pentlakowa, Z., Wojno T. (1952) O niektórych marmurach dolnośląskich. Biuletyn Instytutu Geologicznego 80. Warszawa.
Oberc, J. (1966) Geologia krystaliniku Wzgórz Strzelińskich. Studia Geologica Polonica 20, 9–187.
Chmura K. (1969) Minerały z grupy haloizytu w strzelińskiej serii metamorficznej okolic Przeworna (Dolny Śląsk). Prace Mineralogiczne Komitetu Nauk Mineralogicznych PAN , Oddzial w Krakowie nr 16 (In Polish)
Bereś B. (1969) Przewodnik geologiczny po Sudetach (Wojciech Grocholski red. nauk.) Wydawnictwo GeologiczneP.1-535 (In Polish)
Głazek, J., Oberc J., Sulimski A. (1971) Miocene vertebrate faunas from Przeworno, Lower Silesia, and their geological setting. Acta Geologica Polonica 21, 473−516.
Siemińska J., Kwiecinska B. (1972) Diatoms (Bacilla iophyceae) in the Przeworno marbles (Lower Silesia). Bull. Acad. Pol. Sc. Ser. Sc Terre V.20 Nr 4
Galewski, K., Głazek, J. (1973) An unusual occurrence of the Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) in the siliceous flowstone of the Upper Miocene cave at Przeworno, Lower Silesia, Poland. Acta Geologica Polonica 23, 445−461.
Kwiecinska B. (1974) Mineraly akcesoryczne w marmurach z Przeworna. Streszczenie referatu. Sprawozdanie z Posiedzenia Kom. Nauk. PAN Oddzial w Krakowie T.17/1
Głazek, J. (1975) Wypełnienia form krasowych z fauną kręgowców i chrząszczy oraz ich znaczenie paleogeograficzne. Przewodnik 47 Zjazdu PTG, Świdnica 22-24 czerwca 1975, 174–175.
Oberc, J. (1975) Metamorfik Przeworna i jego budowa. Przewodnik 47 Zjazdu PTG, Świdnica 22-24 czerwca 1975, 172–174.
Wojnar, B. (1995) Analiza teksturalna i petrologia skał metamorficznych południowej części masywu strzelińskiego. Acta Unversitatis Wratislaviensis, 1633, Prace Geologiczno-Mineralogiczne 46, 7–74.
Siemińska, J., Kwiecinska, B. (2003) Proteorozoiczne okrzemki z marmurów Przeworna. Wszechświat T.104 Nr 4-6, pp. 78-80 [In Polish].
Siemińska J., Kwiecinska B. (2003):
Geopark - opis stanowiska nr 7a; Oberc-Dziedzic T. (2013):Kamieniołom marmurów w Przewornie
geopark.org.pl (n.d.) http://geopark.org.pl/Geostanowiska/Geostanowisko_GWNS_021a.pdf
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