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Siderite 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:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite 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:822728
Long-form Identifier:1:3:822728:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘDonnerkuhle quarry, Hagen, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘHermann Mine, Hüttebrüchen, Allendorf, Sundern, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘWestenfeld quarry, Sundern, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘA46 Highway bridge, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘCaspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘHannover coal mine, Hordel, Bochum, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘJulia coal mine, Baukau, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
39.8km (24.8 miles) ⓘConsolidation coal mine, Schalke, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘEwald coal mine, Herten, Recklinghausen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘRohdenhaus Quarry (incl. Krieger Quarry), Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Blaß, Günter; Graf, Hans-Werner (1993) Neue Funde [New discoveries]. Mineralien Welt, 4 (2). 57-60
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
 
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