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Calcite from
Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Calcite, etc.

Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite, etc.

Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phillipsite Subgroup8
Pyrite1
Offretite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:770244
Long-form Identifier:1:3:770244:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘLimestone quarries, Steeden, Runkel, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘHolzappel Mine, Holzappel, Diez, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘHergenroth Quarry, Hergenroth, Westerburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘNeumühlberg quarry (Steinsberg quarry), Biebrich, Aar-Einrich, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘRothenberg Mine (Seitersfeld), Oberneisen, Aar-Einrich, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘSchäfer quarry, Hahnstätten, Aar-Einrich, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘLeopoldine-Luise Mine, Weinähr, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘHibernia quarry, Katzenelnbogen, Aar-Einrich, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘZollhaus mine, Mudershausen, Aar-Einrich, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘMercur Mine, Bad Ems, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Stefan Koch Collection
 
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