Soil development in burning coal-mining waste heaps is a rarely addressed phenomenon, especially in Poland and in relation to pyrometamorphic substrates. Eight samples were collected from 5 heaps, four of them obtained from Europe‘s highest “Szarlota” heap located in Rydułtowy. Traces of pedogenesis were observed in both thermally changed (pyrometamorphic) and megascopically unchanged substrates. Grain size distribution is variable, with the finest silt being most clearly associated with distinct, though modest, trace element (TE) enrichment, primarily of Sb, As and Pb, and Ba and Cu. Slight variations in soil mineralogy occur even in samples derived from various parts of the “Szarlota” heap. Goethite, however, is a frequent component in most samples studied; it is an important pedogenesis factor in the soils studied and seems to be correlated with salinity. To some extent, it also influences TE composition. Relatively invariable pH, moderate TE and nutrient contents, and a lack of Al_w allows vegetation growth at most of the locations studied.

燃烧煤矿废料堆中的土壤发育是一个很少被提及的现象，特别是在波兰和与高温变质基质相关的现象。从 5 个堆中收集了 8 个样品，其中四个来自位于 Rydułtowy 的欧洲最高的“Szarlota”堆。在热变（热变质）和宏观不变的基质中都观察到了成土痕迹。粒度分布是可变的，最细的淤泥与明显但适度的微量元素 (TE) 富集最明显相关，主要是 Sb、As 和 Pb，以及 Ba 和 Cu。即使在来自“Szarlota”堆不同部分的样品中，土壤矿物学也会发生轻微变化。然而，针铁矿是大多数研究样品中的常见成分。它是所研究土壤中重要的成土因素，似乎与盐度有关。在某种程度上，它还影响 TE 的组成。pH 值相对不变，TE 和营养成分适中，缺乏铝_w允许在大多数研究位置生长植被。