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Calcite from
Úrkút Mine, Csárda Hill, Úrkút, Ajka District, Veszprém County, Hungary


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 Úrkút Mine, Csárda Hill, Úrkút, Ajka District, Veszprém County, Hungary
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:145357
Long-form Identifier:1:3:145357:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCsinger Valley coal mine, Ajka, Ajka District, Veszprém County, Hungary
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘOrom Hill, Halimba, Ajka District, Veszprém County, Hungary
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘHalimba bauxite deposit, Halimba, Ajka District, Veszprém County, Hungary
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘTik Hill, Taliándörögd, Tapolca District, Veszprém County, Hungary
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘSzőc bauxite deposit, Szőc, Ajka District, Veszprém County, Hungary
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘBondoró Hill, Kapolcs, Tapolca District, Veszprém County, Hungary
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘIharkut Mine, Pápa District, Veszprém County, Hungary
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘNyirád Mine, Nyirád, Ajka District, Veszprém County, Hungary
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘSándor Mine, Nyirád, Ajka District, Veszprém County, Hungary
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘÖreg Hill, Pécsely, Balatonfüred District, Veszprém County, Hungary
References
www.mineralienfreunde.de (2003) http://www.mineralienfreunde.de/archiv/09ungarn.html
Polgári, M., Hein, J. R., Németh, T., Pál-Molnár, E., & Vigh, T. (2013). Celadonite and smectite formation in the Úrkút Mn-carbonate ore deposit (Hungary). Sedimentary Geology, 294, 157-163.
Polgari, M., Biro, L., Pal-Molnar, E., Dobosi, G., Bajnoczi, B., Nemeth, T., ... & Vigh, T. (2013). Rhodochrosite-bearing concretions from a Jurassic Manganese ore mineralization–Úrkút, Hungary. Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 8(4), 139-146.
 
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