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Photo Gallery: Mt. Szklana Mine (Szklary pegmatite), Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Mt. Szklana Mine (Szklary pegmatite), Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
H92-GDMPyrochlore Group A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z , Quartz SiO2 , Schorl NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) , Beryl Be3Al2(Si6O18) , Spessartine Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Yellowish brown grain of pyrochlore (0.5 cm) in quartz with schorl, beryl and spessartine. Photographer and collection Eligiusz Szełęg.
WAH-Q5CNioboholtite (Nb0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18 , Titanoholtite (Ti0.75◻0.25)Al6BSi3O18 , Holtite (Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25
Brown agregate of Holtite-Nioboholtite-Titanoholtite aggregates in pegmatite. Picture size 2 cm. Photographer and collection Eligiusz Szełęg
XE4-K7NSchorl NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) , Quartz SiO2 , Microcline K(AlSi3O8)
Prismatic crystals of schorl (up to 3 cm in length) in quartz-microcline pegmatite. Photographer and collection Eligiusz Szełęg.
Szklary Pegmatite Excavation
A trench located at the top of the Szklary Pegmatite. This particular locality is where the three new minerals were discovered, however, the vast majority of material from this location has been removed. We did find one possible Beusite but very little else of great interest.
July 2013
Photo Liam Schofield
P8J-TKASchorl NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) , Quartz SiO2 , Microcline K(AlSi3O8)
Prismatic crystals of schorl (up to 5 cm in lenght) in quartz-microcline pegmatite. Photographer and collection Eligiusz Szełęg.
View of the main upper part of pegmatite
Trench in pegmatite (5 m long, 1.5 m thick, 1.5 m deep)
WMM-6URCheralite-(Ce), Microcline K(AlSi3O8) , Quartz SiO2 , Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Green crystals of cheralite-(Ce) (up to 0.5 mm) in pegmatite. Photographer and collection Eligiusz Szełęg.
KJH-HQQSchorl NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Photo, collected: D. Lesiów 2008
Nice black tourmaline - schorl - in pegmatite rock.
0Q2-24HMuscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Dimensions: 90 mm x 70 mm x 40 mm
A book of hexagonal Muscovite on matrix, self collected from the Szklary Pegmatite in july 2013. We were looking for rare minerals but all I/we found was a couple of interesting albeit ugly rocks and this specimen I kept more because I didn't want to go empty handed than because it was something I really wanted!
Photo and Specimen Liam Schofield
M86-7GGSchorl NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Field of View: 28 mm