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


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Ankerite

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

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

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

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

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

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ankerite
Formula:Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte2
Chalcopyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ankerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75679
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75679:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘEisenberg, Goldhausen, Korbach, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘKuhlenberg quarry, Silbach, Winterberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘHunold Quarry, Dainrode, Frankenau, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘRamsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘGonderbach mine, Fischelbach, Bad Laasphe, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘNeue Lust Mine, Nanzenbach, Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘWestenfeld quarry, Sundern, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘStahlberg Mine (Schwabengrube), Müsen, Hilchenbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘKönigszug Mine, Oberscheld, Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘBeilstein Mine, Oberscheld, Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
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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