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Calcite from
Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Calcite

Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite

Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite

Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite

Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite

Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite

Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite

Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite

Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite

Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite

Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite

Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite

Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pumpellyite Subgroup11
Prehnite6
Julgoldite-(Fe2+)6
Greenockite5
Mordenite2
Fluorapophyllite-(K)1
Pectolite1
Clinozoisite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:90085
Long-form Identifier:1:3:90085:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘRauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘPotschberg Quarry, Jettenbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘRothenberg quarry, Hefersweiler, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘWolfsmühle Quarry, Waldgrehweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘRemigiusberg Quarries, Rammelsbach, Kusel-Altenglan, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘTivoli Quarry, Schweisweiler, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘErzengel Michael Mine (Erzengel Mine), Stahlberg, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘLenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘKatharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘKatharinental basalt quarry, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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