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

(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.

Ref.:
- 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

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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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