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Dolomite from
Elk Creek Carbonatite, Elk Creek, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Parisite1
Synchysite1
Monazite Group1
Magnetite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elk Creek Carbonatite, Elk Creek, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:680258
Long-form Identifier:1:3:680258:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘSchwaberer Quarry, Nehawka, Cass County, Nebraska, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘQueen Hill Quarry, Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska, USA
References
Carlson, M. P., Treves, S. B. (2005) The Elk Creek Carbonatite, Southeast Nebraska–An Overview. Natural Resources Research, 14 (1) 39-45 doi:10.1007/s11053-005-4677-x
Kettler, Richard M., Blessington, Michael Joseph, Verplanck, Philip L., And Farmer, G. Lang (2014) The Elk Creek Carbonatite Complex. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 46, No. 4, p.21
VERPLANCK, Philip L, FARMER, G. Lang, KETTLER, Richard M., Lowers, Heather A., Koenig, Alan E., Blessington, Michael J. (2014) Rare Earth Element Enrichments in the Elk Creek Carbonatite. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition, 88. 466-467 doi:10.1111/1755-6724.12373_25
Verplanck, Philip L.; Lang Farmer, G.; Kettler, Richard M.; Lowers, Heather A.; Johnson, Craig A.; Koenig, Alan E.; Blessington, Michael J. (2022) Petrogenesis and rare earth element mineralization of the Elk Creek carbonatite, Nebraska, USA. Ore Geology Reviews, 146. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104953
 
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