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Calcite from
Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA


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Calcite

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
00457880017271982088887.jpg
Calcite

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
05506720017365321516687.jpg
Calcite

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
00457880017271982088887.jpg
Calcite

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
05506720017365321516687.jpg
Calcite

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
00457880017271982088887.jpg
Calcite

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pectolite2
Smectite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:148258
Long-form Identifier:1:3:148258:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘH&K Birdsboro Materials Quarry (Dyer Trap Rock Quarry; Hay Creek Trap Rock Quarry), Hay Creek, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘFritz Island Mines, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘOley Valley Quarry (Oley Stone Quarry; Eastern Industries Quarry), Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘJones mine, Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘGrace Mine, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘHopewell mine, Hopewell Mines, Warwick (Saint Marys), Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘHopewell Mines, Warwick (Saint Marys), Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘWarwick Mines, Warwick (Saint Marys), Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘKeim's Mine, French Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 21:278
23:914-915.
Rocks & Min.: 21:142-143.
Rocks & Minerals (1955) 30:502
 
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