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


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Strontianite, etc.

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

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Strontianite, etc.

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

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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Strontianite

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Strontianite, etc.

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Strontianite

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Strontianite, etc.

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Strontianite

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Strontianite

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Strontianite
Formula:SrCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte48
Chalcopyrite38
Dolomite5
Calcite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Strontianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (24 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:59760
Long-form Identifier:1:3:59760:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Strontianite
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘKuhlenberg quarry, Silbach, Winterberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘAm Soldatenbusch, Wirmighausen, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘReadymix quarry (Hellbach quarry), Beckum, Warendorf, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘPhoenix quarry, Beckum, Warendorf, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘDyckerhoff quarry, Beckum, Warendorf, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘAnna quarry, Neubeckum, Beckum, Warendorf, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
87.7km (54.5 miles) ⓘHeidelberg Cement quarry, Ennigerloh, Warendorf, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
87.8km (54.5 miles) ⓘElsa Quarry, Ennigerloh, Warendorf, Münster, 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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