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Calcite from
Gabbro Quarry, Radau valley, Bad Harzburg, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany


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Calcite

Gabbro Quarry, Radau valley, Bad Harzburg, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Calcite

Gabbro Quarry, Radau valley, Bad Harzburg, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
09484630017368301005034.jpg
Calcite

Gabbro Quarry, Radau valley, Bad Harzburg, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Calcite

Gabbro Quarry, Radau valley, Bad Harzburg, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
09484630017368301005034.jpg
Calcite

Gabbro Quarry, Radau valley, Bad Harzburg, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
02826690017272022684290.jpg
Calcite

Gabbro Quarry, Radau valley, Bad Harzburg, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Schorlomite1
Vesuvianite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gabbro Quarry, Radau valley, Bad Harzburg, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:30747
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30747:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘSpitzenberg Mines, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘHuneberg Quarry, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘRabenklippe, Bad Harzburg, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘZiegenrücken, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘRammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘGroßfürstin Alexandra Mine, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘGlücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘOberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘDiabasweg Quarry (Teerbau Quarry on Kehrzug), Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘChristine Mine, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
References
Quakenack, Karl-Heinrich (1967) Der Mineralbestand eines Kontaktmarmors im Radautal-Grabbro (Harz) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 14 (3) 204-223 doi:10.1007/bf00376640
 
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