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Aragonite from
Meyer Quarry, Hastenrath, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meyer Quarry, Hastenrath, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:85590
Long-form Identifier:1:3:85590:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBirkengang zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘConcordia smelter slag locality, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘBinsfeldhammer lead smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘMünsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBreinigerberg Mine, Breinig, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘMaubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘBleyberg mine, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘBleyberg zinc and lead smelter slag locality, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘRabotrath mine, Walhorn, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘEmma-Hendrik coal dump, Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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