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Calcite from
Cassaber quarry, Carresse-Cassaber, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cassaber quarry, Carresse-Cassaber, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1993623
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1993623:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCarresse quarry, Carresse-Cassaber, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘBirrity quarry, Arbouet-Sussaute, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘIsturitz-Oxocelhaya Caves, Isturits, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘSaint Etienne-de-Baigorry Mine, Saint Etienne-de-Baigorry, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘArkaitza Quarry, Vera de Bidasoa (Bera), Navarre, Spain
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘLuberry quarry, Urrugne, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘArmasa Quarry, Lesaka, Navarre, Spain
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘRébénacq quarry, Gan, Ossau valley, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘYanci Quarries, Igantzi, Navarre, Spain
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘAsturreta Quarry (Militares Quarry), Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
References
Alain Guillet collectionIdentified by Jean-Marc Johannet: Visual Identification
 
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