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Calcite from
Gaura cu Musca Cave, Locva Mountains (Locvei Mountains), Caraş-Severin County, Romania


Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gaura cu Musca Cave, Locva Mountains (Locvei Mountains), Caraş-Severin County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1691773
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1691773:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘMoldova Nouă Mine, Moldova Nouă, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘCiclova deposit (Csiklova deposit), Ciclova Română, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘMajdanpek Mine, Majdanpek, Bor District, Central Serbia, Serbia
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘMraconia Valley, Almăj Mountains, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘCrişenilor brook skarn occurrence, Prigor, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘBats’ Cave (Pestera Liliecilor; Gura Ponicovei Cave; Ponicova Cave), Dubova, Mehedinti County, Romania
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘBigar Hill, Žagubica, Braničevo District, Central Serbia, Serbia
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘČoka Marin deposit, Vlaole-Jasikovo ore field, Bor District, Central Serbia, Serbia
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘTăul Lung Hill, Tăul Lung-Călina deposit, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘDognecea mine, Dognecea, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
References
Dumitraş, Delia-Georgeta; Marincea, Ştefan (2025) Leucophosphite and Associated Minerals in the Fossil Bat Guano Deposit in Gaura cu Muscă Cave, Locvei Mountains, Romania. Minerals, 15 (2). 180 doi:10.3390/min15020180
 
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