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Calcite from
Marcato Grande Mine (Marcato Grande Castiglione Mine), Acquaviva Platani, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Marcato Grande Mine (Marcato Grande Castiglione Mine), Acquaviva Platani, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1320472
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1320472:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘCozzo Disi Mine (Cozzodisi Mine), Casteltermini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘAcqua Fitusa Cave, San Giovanni Gemini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘBragamè Mine (Bragamè Rocchicella Mine), Mussomeli, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
14.6km (9.0 miles) ⓘAquilia Mine (Aquilia Cimicia Mine), Milena, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘNadurello Caico Sociale Mine, Montedoro, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘGiona Mine, Milena, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘCozzo Tondo Mine (Cozzotondo Mine), Milena, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘStretto Cuvello Mine, Comitini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘRabbione Mine (Rabione Mine), Serradifalco, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘStazzone Mine (Stazzone Sociale Mine), Montedoro, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
References
Jervis, Guglielmo (1881) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 3 - Regione Delle Isole Sardegna e Sicilia. Ermanno Loescher.
 
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