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Calcite from
Short Gap Quarry, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
- var Smoky Quartz1
Dolomite1
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Short Gap Quarry, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:159241
Long-form Identifier:1:3:159241:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
20.7km (12.9 miles) Knobly Mountain, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) Allegany Aggregates Inc. Bedrock Quarry (Martin Mountain Quarry), Allegany County, Maryland, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) Smokehole Caverns, Grant County, West Virginia, USA
62.4km (38.8 miles) Rosenberger Quarry, Hayfield, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
71.3km (44.3 miles) Winchester Quarry (Stuart M. Perry Inc.), Frederick County, Virginia, USA
79.4km (49.3 miles) New Paris Lime and Stone Co. Quarry, New Paris, Napier Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
83.7km (52.0 miles) Germany Valley Quarry (of Green Steel Company; Germany Valley Limestone Company; Div.; Germany Valley Quarry), Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
84.4km (52.5 miles) Martin Mine (Gordon Mine; Gordon Prospect; Wine Mine), Timberville, Shenandoah Valley, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
85.6km (53.2 miles) Riverton, Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia, USA
86.9km (54.0 miles) Riverton Corporation Quarry (Riverton Corp. Quarry No. 5), Riverton, Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia, USA
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