Limestone quarry, Lieth, Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Limestone quarry, Lieth, Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Kalksteinbruch, Lieth, Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland

A quarry in clays and bituminous Palaeozoic limestones, cutting rocks of the Zechstein and Rotliegend series (including copper slates) that were raised by an underlying salt deposit.
Located near Lieth, around 5 km SE of Elmshorn.

References

- Der Aufschluss 1974(6), 355
- Urbigkeit, K. (1987): Die Mineralien der Kalkgrube Lieth bei Elmshorn. LAPIS 12 (2), 25-29
- S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
- A. Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", Schweizerbart (Stuttgart), 2001

Mineral List

Aragonite
'Asphaltum
var: Impsonite'
Baryte
Calcite
Chalcocite

Chalcopyrite
Dolomite
Fluorite
Gypsum
Hydrozincite

Kaolinite
Limonite
Malachite
Marcasite
Pyrite

Quartz
Smithsonite
Sphalerite

18 entries listed. 16 valid minerals.

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