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Calcite from
Sisco lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France


Locality type:Sill
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sisco lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1381345
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1381345:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘCastello mine, Luri, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘCanari mine, Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘPomonte, Marciana, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘMatra Mine, Matra, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘSeccheto, Campo nell'Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘBeneforti Quarries, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘSan Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘCape Enfola, Portoferraio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘPetriciaio Mountain, Lacona, Capoliveri, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘCape Norsi, Capoliveri, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Velde, Danielle (1967) Sur un lamprophyre hyperalcalin potassique : la minette de Sisco (île de Corse) Bulletin de Minéralogie, 90 (2) 214-223 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1967.6101
Velde, Danielle (1968) A new occurrence of priderite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36 (282) 867-870 doi:10.1180/minmag.1968.036.282.18
Wagner, C., & Velde, D. (1986). The mineralogy of K-richterite-bearing lamproites. American Mineralogist, 71(1-2), 17-37.
Prelević, D., Foley, S.F., Romer, R., Conticelli, S. (2008) Mediterranean Tertiary lamproites derived from multiple source components in postcollisional geodynamics. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72 (8) 2125-2156 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2008.01.029
 
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