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Calcite from
Balfour, Dipaleseng Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa


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Calcite

Balfour, Dipaleseng Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Calcite

Balfour, Dipaleseng Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Calcite

Balfour, Dipaleseng Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Calcite

Balfour, Dipaleseng Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Calcite

Balfour, Dipaleseng Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Calcite

Balfour, Dipaleseng Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Formation:Primary
Colour:White
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Significance:Unusual or interesting association, relationships with other species, pseudomorphism etc. - see notes.
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Balfour, Dipaleseng Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1112400
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1112400:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘCity Deep Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘArgent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
75.0km (46.6 miles) ⓘEast Trench, Transvaal Mine, Dwarsfontein Farm, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
References
PMPB Meulenbeld collection Photo ID: 866024
 
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