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Dolomite from
Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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Dolomite, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Dolomite

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Dolomite

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Dolomite

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Dolomite

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Dolomite

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Dolomite

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite44
Baryte31
Calcite8
Strontianite5
Quartz4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4594
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4594:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘClemensberg quarry, Hildfeld, Winterberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘEisenberg, Goldhausen, Korbach, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘHunold Quarry, Dainrode, Frankenau, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘDörnberg Mine, Olsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘKraft quarry, Bilstein, Brilon, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘWillibald Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘChristiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘMessinghausen quarry, Messinghausen, Brilon, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘHalbeswig diabase quarry, Berlar, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘMühlenbein diabase quarry, Niederhof, Messinghausen, Brilon, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Unland, Georg (2004) Baryte und Strontianite vom Feinsten: Die Schwerspatlagerstätte Dreislar im Sauerland und ihre Mineralien [Barytes and strontianites at their finest: The Dreislar baryte deposit in the Sauerland and its minerals]. Mineralien Welt, 15 (3). 12-51
 
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