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Calcite from
Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1308874
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1308874:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Sarah’s Find deposit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘMount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘSarah’s Find deposit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘMount McClure Gold Mine, Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘLake Miranda, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘBronzewing Mine (Bronzewing-Mount McClure Mine), Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
50.9km (31.7 miles) ⓘSundowner gold prospects, Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘYeelirrie Deposit, Yeelirrie Station, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
78.1km (48.5 miles) ⓘNew Holland-Genesis Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘWiluna Mining Project, Wiluna, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘBulletin Mine, Wiluna Mining Project, Wiluna, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Wilson, S.A., Harrison, A.L., Dipple, G.M., Power, I.M., Barker, S.L.L., Ulrich, M.K., Fallon, S.J., Raudsepp, M., Southam, G. (2014) Offsetting of CO2 emissions by air capture in mine tailings at the Mount Keith Nickel Mine, Western Australia: Rates, controls and prospects for carbon neutral mining. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 25 121-140
 
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