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Calcite from
Sommertshauser Halde, Villingen-Schwenningen, Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena4
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sommertshauser Halde, Villingen-Schwenningen, Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1237967
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1237967:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘRamstein quarry, Tennenbronn, Schramberg, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
13.8km (8.5 miles) ⓘZindelstein quarry, Wolterdingen, Donaueschingen, Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘRappenfelsen quarry, Schramberg, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘSteinbissäge (Steinbis tunnel), Gremmelsbach, Triberg im Schwarzwald, Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘBlessing quarry, Niederwasser, Hornberg, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘRappenloch Mine, Eisenbach, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘClay pit, Geisingen, Tuttlingen, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘB 33 Road tunnel, Hornberg, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘHilfe Gottes Mine, Stammelbach valley, Schiltach, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘJohannis Segen Mine, Bühlerstein, Gutach (Schwarzwaldbahn), Hausach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
References
Meinrad Kempf Collection
 
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