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Minerals discovered in Poland – a review Cover

Minerals discovered in Poland – a review

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|Dec 2023

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Figure 1.

(A) An aggregate of holtite-group minerals (Hlt) and unidentified Mn oxides in the Szklary pegmatite (FOV ~1.5 cm). (B) Rims of nioboholtite (Nhlt) around holtite (Hlt) crystals (Szklary pegmatite, BSE image). (C) A phosphate nodule with graftonite-(Mn) (Gft-Mn) from the Lutomia pegmatite. (D) Lamellar intergrowths of graftonite-(Mn) (Gft-Mn)with triphilite (Trp) (Lutomia pegmatite, BSE image). (E) Relics of parafiniukite (Pfn) in beusite altered to a Mn oxide (Szklary pegmatite, BSE image). (F) Beryllocordierite-Na (Bcrd-Na) and beryllosachanbińskiite-Na (Bsnb-Na) in the Szklary pegmatite (BSE image). (G) Zoned kristiansenite – silesiaite crystal (Kse-Ssa) with a thin band of kozłowskiite (Kzw) (Szklarska Poręba Huta granite quarry, BSE image). (H) A zone of magnesio-dutrowite (Mdtw) grown on oxy-dravite (Odrv) core (hornfels from the Redziny quarry, microphoto, 1P). Symbols: Hlt – holtite, Nhlt – nioboholtite, Gft-Mn – graftonite-(Mn), Sar – sarcopside, Trp – triphilite, Pfn – parafiniukite, Clc – clinochlore, Ms – muscovite, Brl – beryl, Bcrd-Na – beryllocordierite-Na, Bsnb-Na – beryllosachanbińskiite-Na, Kse – kristiansenite, Ssa – silesiaite, Kzw – kozłowskiite, Odrv – oxy-dravite, Mdtw – magnesio-dutrowite (Warr 2021).
(A) An aggregate of holtite-group minerals (Hlt) and unidentified Mn oxides in the Szklary pegmatite (FOV ~1.5 cm). (B) Rims of nioboholtite (Nhlt) around holtite (Hlt) crystals (Szklary pegmatite, BSE image). (C) A phosphate nodule with graftonite-(Mn) (Gft-Mn) from the Lutomia pegmatite. (D) Lamellar intergrowths of graftonite-(Mn) (Gft-Mn)with triphilite (Trp) (Lutomia pegmatite, BSE image). (E) Relics of parafiniukite (Pfn) in beusite altered to a Mn oxide (Szklary pegmatite, BSE image). (F) Beryllocordierite-Na (Bcrd-Na) and beryllosachanbińskiite-Na (Bsnb-Na) in the Szklary pegmatite (BSE image). (G) Zoned kristiansenite – silesiaite crystal (Kse-Ssa) with a thin band of kozłowskiite (Kzw) (Szklarska Poręba Huta granite quarry, BSE image). (H) A zone of magnesio-dutrowite (Mdtw) grown on oxy-dravite (Odrv) core (hornfels from the Redziny quarry, microphoto, 1P). Symbols: Hlt – holtite, Nhlt – nioboholtite, Gft-Mn – graftonite-(Mn), Sar – sarcopside, Trp – triphilite, Pfn – parafiniukite, Clc – clinochlore, Ms – muscovite, Brl – beryl, Bcrd-Na – beryllocordierite-Na, Bsnb-Na – beryllosachanbińskiite-Na, Kse – kristiansenite, Ssa – silesiaite, Kzw – kozłowskiite, Odrv – oxy-dravite, Mdtw – magnesio-dutrowite (Warr 2021).

The list of IMA approved minerals discovered in Poland_

S. No.Mineral nameChemical formulaIMA codeType localityReference
1ChrysotileMg3Si2O5(OH)4GZłoty StokVon Kobell (1834)
2UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2OGMiedzianka near Janowice WielkieWebsky (1853)
3Sarcopside(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)3(PO4)2GMichałkowa pegmatite, Góry SowieWebsky (1868)
4MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7GPułtusk meteoriteMerrill (1915)
5RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2OA: 1960Ornak Mt., Tatra Mts.Kubisz (1960)
6Hydroniumjarosite(H3O) Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6A: 1960Thorez mine, WałbrzychKubisz (1961)
7BohdanowicziteAgBiSe2A: 1967Kletno near Stronie ŚląskieBanaś and Ottemann (1967)
8MorozeviczitePb3Ge1-xS4A: 1974-036Polkowice-Sieroszowice mineHarańczyk (1975)
9Polkovicite(Fe,Pb)3(Ge,Fe)1-xS4A: 1974-037Polkowice-Sieroszowice mineHarańczyk (1975)
10EugeniteAg11Hg2A: 1981-037‘Jan Wyżykowski’ shaft, Bądzów near GłogówKucha (1986)
11Buseckite(Fe,Zn,Mn)SA: 2011-070Zakłodzie meteoriteMa et al. (2012)
12BrowneiteMnSA: 2012-008Zakłodzie meteoriteMa et al. (2012)
13Nioboholtite(Nb0.60.4)Al6BSi3O18A: 2013-068Szklary pegmatitePieczka et al. (2013)
14Titanoholtite(Ti0.750.25)Al6BSi3O18A: 2013-069Szklary pegmatitePieczka et al. (2013)
15Szklaryite□Al6BAs3+3O15A: 2013-070Szklary pegmatitePieczka et al. (2013)
16MoraskoiteNa2Mg(PO4)FA: 2013-084Morasko meteoriteKarwowski et al. (2015)
17Pilawite-(Y)Ca2Y2Al4(SiO4)4O2(OH)2A: 2013-125Piława Górna quarry, Góry SowiePieczka et al. (2015)
18BohseiteCa4Be3+xAl1-xSi9O25-x(OH)3+xRd 2015Piława Górna quarry, Góry SowieSzełęg et al. (2017)
19CzochralskiiteNa4Ca3Mg(PO4)4A: 2015-011Morasko meteoriteKarwowski et al. (2016)
20ŻabińskiiteCa[Al0.5(Ta,Nb)0.5)](SiO4)OA: 2015-033Piława Górna quarry, Góry SowiePieczka et al. (2017)
21Maneckiite(Na□)Ca2Fe2+2(Fe3+Mg)Mn2(PO4)6 · 2H2OA: 2015-056Michałkowa pegmatite, Góry SowiePieczka et al. (2016)
22SilesiaiteCa4Fe3+2Sn2(Si2O7)2(Si2O6OH)2A: 2017-064Szklarska Poręba Huta quarryPieczka et al. (2023a)
23ParafiniukiteCa2Mn3(PO4)3ClA: 2018-047Szklary pegmatitePieczka et al. (2018a)
24Graftonite-(Ca)CaFe2+2(PO4)2A: 2017-048Michałkowa pegmatite, Góry SowiePieczka et al. (2018b)
25Graftonite-(Mn)MnFe2+2(PO4)2A: 2017-050Michałkowa pegmatite, Góry SowiePieczka et al. (2018b)
26BorzęckiitePb(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2·3H2OA: 2018-146aMiedzianka near Janowice WielkieSiuda et al. (2023)
27LepageiteMn2+3(Fe3+7Fe2+4)O3[Sb3+5As3+8O34]A: 2019-028Szklary pegmatitePieczka et al. (2019)
28ThalliomelaneTl(Mn4+7·5Cu2+0.5)O16A: 2019-055Zalas quarry near KrzeszowiceGołębiowska et al. (2021)
29KozłowskiiteCa4Fe2+2Sn3(Si2O7)2(Si2O6OH)2A: 2021-081Szklarska Poręba Huta quarryPieczka et al. (2022a)
30Scandio-winchite⍰(NaCa)(Mg4Sc)(Si8O22)(OH)2A: 2022-009Jordanów Śląski serpentinite quarryPieczka et al. (2022b)
31Beryllocordierite-NaNaMg4(Al5Be)(AlSi5O18)2° 2H2OA: 2022-108Szklary pegmatitePieczka et al. (2023b)
32Beryllosachanbińskiite-NaNaMn4(Al5Be)(AlSi5O18)2° 2H2OA: 2022-109Szklary pegmatiteSzuszkiewicz et al. (2023)
33HeflikiteCa2(Al2Sc)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)A: 2022-139Jordanów Śląski serpentinite quarryPieczka et al. (2023c)
34Magnesio-dutrowiteNa(Mg2.5Ti0.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OA: 2023-015Rędziny dolomite marble quarry near Kamienna GóraPieczka et al. (2023d)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mipo-2023-0009 | Journal eISSN: 1899-8526 | Journal ISSN: 1899-8291
Language: English
Page range: 82 - 88
Submitted on: Nov 3, 2023
Accepted on: Dec 4, 2023
Published on: Dec 29, 2023
Published by: Mineralogical Society of Poland
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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