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Calcite from
Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany


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Calcite

Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Calcite

Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Calcite

Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Calcite

Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Calcite

Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Calcite

Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite2
Quartz1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:360905
Long-form Identifier:1:3:360905:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘStreuberg Quarry, Bergen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘSkarn occurrence, Tirpersdorf, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘLudwig-Vereinigt Feld Mine, Schönbrunn, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘDiabase quarries, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘDiabase quarry, Dröda, Weischlitz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘDiabase quarries, Neumark, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘWolframite mine, Pechtelsgrün, Lengenfeld, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
19.1km (11.8 miles) ⓘLehnamühle Quarry, Berga/Elster, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘWildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘLoitsch Quarry, Weida, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
References
M Adelt collection
Tröger, S. (2012) Der Steinbruch Reimersgrün im Sächsischen Vogtland. Lapis, 37 (10) 32-39
 
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