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Calcite

oolitic limestone
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Haverlahwiese Mine, Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6.7 × 4 cm
Description

The Haverlahwiese mine was the largest iron ore mine in Germany and one of the most productive in Europe. The Haverlahwiese mine, worked from the beginning of the 19th century and closed June 30, 1982 was the last active mine in the Salzgitter / Peine area.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White