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Calcite from
Bodón Blanco hyperalkaline playa-lake, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain


Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bodón Blanco hyperalkaline playa-lake, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1675771
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1675771:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘCaballo Alba hyperalkaline playa-lake, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed clay quarry, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘLas Eras, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘLas Suertes quarry, Vegas de Matute, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘEl Madroñal Quarry (La Cabrera pluton), Valdemanco, Community of Madrid, Spain
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘLos Alisos W Quarry (La Cabrera pluton), Valdemanco, Community of Madrid, Spain
96.3km (59.9 miles) ⓘIsabel Quarry (La Saludadora Quarry; La Cabrera pluton), Valdemanco, Community of Madrid, Spain
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘPeña Mojada Quarry (Los Alisos E Quarry; La Cabrera pluton), Valdemanco, Community of Madrid, Spain
97.3km (60.5 miles) ⓘLa Cabrera pluton, La Cabrera, Community of Madrid, Spain
References
Buey, Pablo, Sanz-Montero, María Esther, Rodríguez-Aranda, Juan Pablo, Sánchez-Román, Mónica, Nieto, Fernando (2025) The Miocene Source-to-Sink Evolution of Fibrous Clay Minerals in Hyperalkaline Playa-Lakes, Duero Basin (Central Spain). Minerals, 15 (1). doi:10.3390/min15010050
 
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