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Calcite from
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:If only these perched doubly terminated xls were water clear like the Big Rig specimens
Habit:Hexagonal prisms with simple rhomb terminations to 7 cm
Colour:slight yellowish white
Luminescent properties:SW- dull orange; MW- magenta-pink; LW- dull orange
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite382
Dolomite288
Galena251
Pyrite128
Marcasite62
Quartz61
Sphalerite12
Siegenite10
Dickite7
Bornite5
Malachite2
Chert2
Chalcocite2
Hematite2
Tennantite Subgroup1
Anhydrite1
Anglesite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2678
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2678:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
12.4km (7.7 miles) Fletcher Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) West Fork Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) Brushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) Stope 72B30, Brushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) Casey Mine, Shannon County, Missouri, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) Buick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine), Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) Thorny Mountain Mine, Thorny Mountain, Shannon County, Missouri, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) Slater Mine, Eminence, Shannon County, Missouri, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) Eminence Quarry, Eminence, Shannon County, Missouri, USA
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