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Dolomite from
Mayville Open Pit Mine, Iron Ridge Mines, Iron Ridge Mining District (Neda Iron Mining District), Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Habit:Scare, often forming as an accessory mineral with Hematite and Geothite. Exact crystals unknown.
Colour:Colorless to druzy grey.
Luminescent properties:None
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mayville Open Pit Mine, Iron Ridge Mines, Iron Ridge Mining District (Neda Iron Mining District), Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:389176
Long-form Identifier:1:3:389176:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
0.6km (0.4 miles) Iron Ridge Mines, Iron Ridge Mining District (Neda Iron Mining District), Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) Iron Ridge Mine (Neda Mine; Oliver Mine), Iron Ridge Mines, Iron Ridge Mining District (Neda Iron Mining District), Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) Mayville White Limestone Quarry, Iron Ridge Mining District (Neda Iron Mining District), Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) Helen H. Westphal Quarry (C. C. Linck; Inc.; Ghost Hill Road Quarry), Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
32.9km (20.5 miles) Eden Quarry (Eden Stone Company; Inc.), Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) County Trunk K Quarry (Columbia County Highway Department), Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
45.8km (28.5 miles) Kinas Quarry, Utley, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) Doylestown lead diggings, Doylestown, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
52.7km (32.8 miles) Nellis Limestone Quarry (Ripon Quarry; Green Lake Ready Mix Company), Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) John Hensen Quarry (Wingra Stone Company), Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
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