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Calcite from
Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK


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Manganese-bearing Calcite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Manganese-bearing Calcite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
02698740017368360248286.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Calcite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
06597690017362702503487.jpg
Manganese-bearing Calcite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Manganese-bearing Calcite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
02698740017368360248286.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Calcite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Manganese-bearing Calcite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
08420520017271998814406.jpg
Manganese-bearing Calcite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
02698740017368360248286.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
06012390017271998761882.jpg
Calcite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mendipite15
Hydrocerussite14
Crednerite11
Malachite7
Mimetite7
Chloroxiphite6
Cerussite6
Goethite5
Parkinsonite3
Manganese Oxides3
Kentrolite2
Paralaurionite2
Pyrolusite2
Aragonite1
Manganite1
Somersetite1
Quartz1
Rickturnerite1
Yeomanite1
Wulfenite1
Mereheadite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:15167
Long-form Identifier:1:3:15167:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘHalecombe Quarry, Leigh-on-Mendip, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘColemans Quarry, Nunney, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMoons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘStoke Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘHolcombe Quarry (Cook's Wood Quarry; Cookswood Quarry), Stoke St Michael, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘWhatley Quarry, Whatley, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘGurney Slade Quarry, Binegar, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘDulcote Quarry, St Cuthbert Out, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘHigher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘOdd Down, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK
References
Alabaster, C. J. (1977) An occurrence of brucite at Merehead Quarry, Cranmore, Somerset. Mineralogical Magazine, 41 (319) 406-408 doi:10.1180/minmag.1977.041.319.20
Symes, R. F. (1977) Datolite and apophyllite from the Mendips. Mineralogical Magazine, 41 (319) 410-411 doi:10.1180/minmag.1977.041.319.22
Jambor, J.L., Pertsev, N.N., Roberts, A.C. (1999) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 84: 1195-1198.
 
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