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Calcite from
Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


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Calcite, etc.

Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Manganese-bearing Calcite

Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Calcite

Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Calcite, etc.

Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Calcite, etc.

Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Manganese-bearing Calcite

Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
05144940017272051771521.jpg
Calcite

Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
05391400017272051784551.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
02615010017271994345799.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
07786660017271981712342.jpg
Manganese-bearing Calcite

Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
05144940017272051771521.jpg
Calcite

Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Calcite, etc.

Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite3
Quartz3
Pyrite3
Rhodochrosite2
Cuprite1
Brochantite1
Chlorargyrite1
Smithsonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:213736
Long-form Identifier:1:3:213736:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Kintore opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘZinc Corporation Mine (ZC Mine), Southern operations Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘSouthern Cross Shaft, Southern operations Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘKintore opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘSouthern operations Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBroken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘCBH Rasp Mine (Rasp Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBlock 14, Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBlock 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘConsols Mine (ABH Consols Mine; Australian Broken Hill Consols Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘNorth Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Ramdohr, Paul (1950) Die Lagerstätte von Broken Hill in New South Wales. Heidelberger Beiträge zur Mineralogie und Petrographie, 2 (4). p.291-333. doi:10.1007/bf01098089
 
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