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Ratum quarry, Vosseveld, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands

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Active limestone quarry owned by the Fa. Ankerpoort.
Located near Ratum.



References:
http://www.strahlen.org/vp/nl/winterswijk/





Mineral List:
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Ratum quarry, Vosseveld, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
    © J.N.
  		•  Celestine
    SrSO
     
    4
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Ratum quarry, Vosseveld, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
    © G. van der Veldt
  		•  'Chalcedony'
    Reference: [Faber F.J., 1959, De Winterswijkse Muschelkalk. Geol. en Mijnb. 21: 25-31]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Description: In the reference "T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007" it is said that until now all alledged chalkopyrites from here were pyrite (Faber, 1959)
    Reference: [T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Gerard van der Veldt collection.]
  		•  'Feldspar Group'
    Reference: [Faber F.J., 1959, De Winterswijkse Muschelkalk. Geol. en Mijnb. 21: 25-31]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007]
    Site Photo
    Ratum quarry, Vosseveld, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
    © G. van der Veldt
  		•  Gibbsite
    Al(OH)
     
    3
    Reference: [Faber F.J., 1959, De Winterswijkse Muschelkalk. Geol. en Mijnb. 21: 25-31]
  		•  Glauconite
    K
     
    0.08
    		R
    1
    1.33
    		 R
    2
    0.67
    		 [][Al
     
    0.13
    		Si
     
    3.87
    		O
     
    10
    		](OH)
     
    2
    Description: not found in the Ratum quarry, but in the topsoil
    Reference: [T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Gerard van der Veldt collection.]
  		•  Kyanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Faber F.J., 1959, De Winterswijkse Muschelkalk. Geol. en Mijnb. 21: 25-31]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Ratum quarry, Vosseveld, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
    © G. van der Veldt
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Faber F.J., 1959, De Winterswijkse Muschelkalk. Geol. en Mijnb. 21: 25-31]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Ratum quarry, Vosseveld, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
    © G. van der Veldt
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Faber F.J., 1959, De Winterswijkse Muschelkalk. Geol. en Mijnb. 21: 25-31]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Faber F.J., 1959, De Winterswijkse Muschelkalk. Geol. en Mijnb. 21: 25-31]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007]
    Site Photo
    Ratum quarry, Vosseveld, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
    © G. van der Veldt
  		•  Strontianite
    SrCO
     
    3
    Reference: [T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007]
    Site Photo
    Ratum quarry, Vosseveld, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
    © G. van der Veldt
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    Reference: [Faber F.J., 1959, De Winterswijkse Muschelkalk. Geol. en Mijnb. 21: 25-31]
  		•  Witherite ?
    BaCO
     
    3
    Description: Referred to in "T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007" as not 100% confirmed
    Reference: [T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Faber F.J., 1959, De Winterswijkse Muschelkalk. Geol. en Mijnb. 21: 25-31]


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