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Calcite from
Mont de Couvet hill, Val-de-Travers, Neuchâtel, Switzerland


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Calcite, etc.

Mont de Couvet hill, Val-de-Travers, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
06237230017371904268852.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Mont de Couvet hill, Val-de-Travers, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Calcite, etc.

Mont de Couvet hill, Val-de-Travers, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mont de Couvet hill, Val-de-Travers, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1607101
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1607101:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘLa Presta asphalt mine, Val-de-Travers, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘNoiraigue slag locality, Val-de-Travers, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘLimestone quarries, Baulmes, Jura-Nord Vaudois, Vaud, Switzerland
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘLimestone quarry, Cornaux, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘHolcim quarry, Eclépens, Morges, Vaud, Switzerland
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘHolcim quarry, La Sarraz, Morges, Vaud, Switzerland
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘBois-Genoud Quarry, Crissier, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
53.5km (33.3 miles) ⓘEnney quarry, Bas-Intyamon, Gruyère, Fribourg, Switzerland
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘLa Reuchenette quarry, Péry-La Heutte, Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois), Bern, Switzerland
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘMont Rivel, Champagnole, Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
References
Marco Bonifazi collectionIdentified by Marco Bonifazi: Visual Identification
 
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