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Calcite from
Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia


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Calcite, etc.

Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
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Calcite, etc.

Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
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Calcite

Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
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Calcite

Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
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Calcite, etc.

Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
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Calcite, etc.

Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
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Calcite

Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
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Calcite

Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
06322250017272040055492.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
07574430017272021819281.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
07988580017272021835460.jpg
Calcite

Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
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Calcite

Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bavenite4
Andradite4
Ranciéite-Takanelite Series2
Manganese Oxides2
Magnetite2
Feldspar Group2
Aikinite1
Ranciéite1
Takanelite1
Quartz1
- var Smoky Quartz1
Ankerite1
Epidote1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1619375
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1619375:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Kara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘHellyer River Bridge, Guilford, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘGuilford, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘWest Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Burnie city, Tasmania, Australia
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘCoates pit, Campbell Range, Oonah, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘJean Brook (Smith’s Plains), South Nietta, Central Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘMount Stormont, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘCradle Mountain Link Road, Middlesex Plains, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Krebbers, Leonard T., Hunt, Julie A., Lottermoser, Bernd G. (2024) Computed Tomography of Scheelite Ore, Kara, Australia: Morphological Characterisation and Modal Mineralogy. Minerals, 14 (4) doi:10.3390/min14040345
 
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