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Calcite from
Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Comments:Rhombohedral crystals up to 0.2mm, sometimes in spherical aggregates, associated with brochantite and aragonite; as calcite/brucite pseudomorphs after dolomite; coarse-grained massive when found in direct contact with dark-colored slag.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:76080
Long-form Identifier:1:3:76080:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘAnna quarry, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘHohenlimburg quarry, Oege, Hohenlimburg, Hagen, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘDonnerkuhle quarry, Hagen, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘTiefbau von Hövel Mine, Zinc mines, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘWeber quarry, Griesenbrauck, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘKrug von Nidda Mine, Zinc mines, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘFelsenmeer, Hemer, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘBecke-Oese quarry, Hemer, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘAsbeck quarry (Hönne valley quarry), Eisborn, Balve, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘAlter Hellweg coal mine, Unna, Unna, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Schnorrer-Köhler, G. (1986) Neue Minerale von der Schlackenhalde der ehemaligen Zinkhütte Genna in Letmathe/Sauerland. Aufschluss, 37 (2), 55-67.
Bender, D.; Krimmelbein, W. (1994) Aktuelle Übersicht: Mineralien der Zinkhütte Genna/Sauerland [Current overview: Minerals from the Genna/Sauerland zinc smelter]. Mineralien Welt, 5 (4). 10
Blaß, Günter; Graf, Hans-Werner (1994) Neufunde von bekannten Fundorten (X) [New discoveries from known sites (X)]. Mineralien-Welt, 5 (2). 43-47
 
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