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Calcite from
Donosa quarry (Pozalagua quarry), Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Donosa quarry (Pozalagua quarry), Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1310807
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1310807:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Pozalagua Cave, Donosa quarry (Pozalagua quarry), Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘPozalagua Cave, Donosa quarry (Pozalagua quarry), Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘÁngela Mine (Matienzo Este Mine), Matienzo, Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘManuel Mine, Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
17.1km (10.7 miles) ⓘEl Aila (La Lastra), Laredo, Cantabria, Spain
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘBodovalle mine, Gallarta, Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘConcha mine, Gallarta, Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
29.4km (18.2 miles) ⓘIron Mines, Alonsotegi, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘPrimitiva Mine, Castrejana, Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘLangre, Ribamontán al Mar, Cantabria, Spain
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘEl Peñascal Quarry, Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
References
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2012) Minerales y Minas de España [Minerals and Mines of Spain] Vol. V - Carbonatos y Nitratos, Boratos [Carbonates and Nitrates, Borates]. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. Fundación Gómez Pardo. 711pp.
 
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