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Aragonite from
Azcárate Quarry (Azkarate Quarry), Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain


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Aragonite

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
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Aragonite, etc.

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
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Aragonite, etc.

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
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Aragonite, etc.

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
03251930017366000289354.jpg
Aragonite

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
06628370017272008416701.jpg
Aragonite, etc.

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
08006790017272008427145.jpg
Aragonite, etc.

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
07038080017272008441021.jpg
Aragonite, etc.

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
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Aragonite

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
06628370017272008416701.jpg
Aragonite, etc.

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
08006790017272008427145.jpg
Aragonite, etc.

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
07038080017272008441021.jpg
Aragonite, etc.

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Habit:fan-shaped aggregates up to 10 cm, with individual crystals reaching up to 4 cm. In some cases, the aragonite crystals show sharp terminal faces, but acicular crystals with cloudy terminations are most common.
Colour:colourless; white to brown
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite18
Calcite12
Magnesite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Azcárate Quarry (Azkarate Quarry), Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (24 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:126945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:126945:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘAsturreta Quarry (Militares Quarry), Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘBirrity quarry, Arbouet-Sussaute, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
81.5km (50.7 miles) ⓘBénesse-lès-Dax Mine, Bénesse-lès-Dax, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
References
Calvo, Miguel, Sevillano, Emilia (1991) Famous Mineral Localities: The Eugui Quarries, Navarra, Spain. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (2) 137-142
 
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