| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | Crystals to 9 cm in dolomite-lined pockets. |
| Habit: | scalenohedral |
| Colour: | white to golden |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Dolomite | 12 |
| Sphalerite | 6 |
| Fluorite | 2 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Penfield Quarry, Penfield, Monroe County, New York, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (10 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 146970 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:146970:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 13.4km (8.3 miles) | ⓘWalworth Quarry, Walworth, Wayne County, New York, USA |
| 44.5km (27.7 miles) | ⓘErie Canal excavation, Holly, Murray, Orleans County, New York, USA |
| 44.6km (27.7 miles) | ⓘOaks Corners Quarry (General Crushed Stone Company Quarry), Oaks Corners, Ontario County, New York, USA |
| 76.9km (47.8 miles) | ⓘShelby Crushed Stone Quarry, Medina, Orleans County, New York, USA |
| 86.1km (53.5 miles) | ⓘSpring Creek, Alden, Erie County, New York, USA |
| 98.4km (61.1 miles) | ⓘBuffalo Creek, East Elma, Elma, Erie County, New York, USA |
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Penfield Quarry, Penfield, Monroe County, New York, USA