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Calcite from
Friedrich der Große coal mine, Horsthausen, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Locality type:Colliery
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Friedrich der Große coal mine, Horsthausen, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1237288
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1237288:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘErin coal mine, Castrop-Rauxel, Recklinghausen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘJulia coal mine, Baukau, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘPluto coal mine, Wanne-Eickel, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘUnser Fritz coal mine, Wanne, Wanne-Eickel, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘGermania coal mine, Marten, Dortmund, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘConsolidation coal mine, Schalke, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘMinister Achenbach coal mine, Brambauer, Lünen, Unna, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘAuguste Victoria coal mine, Hüls, Marl, Recklinghausen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘMinister Stein coal mine, Dortmund, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘZollverein coal mine, Stoppenberg, Essen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Penkert, G., Penkert, P. (2018) Die Zeche "Friedrich der Große" in Herne - ein Fundort für außergewöhnliche Markasite. Mineralien-Welt: 29 (4): 26-45.
 
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