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Calcite from
Coal City, Grundy County, Illinois, USA


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Calcite

Coal City, Grundy County, Illinois, USA
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Calcite

Coal City, Grundy County, Illinois, USA
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Calcite

Coal City, Grundy County, Illinois, USA
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Calcite

Coal City, Grundy County, Illinois, USA
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Calcite

Coal City, Grundy County, Illinois, USA
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Calcite

Coal City, Grundy County, Illinois, USA
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Coal City, Grundy County, Illinois, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1897217
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1897217:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘMorris City Pit, Grundy County, Illinois, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘConco Mine, North Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘVermilion Quarry, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘIllinois Cement Company Quarry, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘElmhurst Underground No. 1, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘNewton County Stone Quarry, Kentland impact crater, Kentland, Newton County, Indiana, USA
References
Pat R Gould Jr. CollectionIdentified by Kevin Conroy: Visual Identification
 
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