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Calcite from
Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France


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Sand-Calcite

Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
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Sand-Calcite

Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
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Sand-Calcite

Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
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Calcite

Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
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Sand-Calcite

Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
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Sand-Calcite

Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
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Sand-Calcite

Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
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Calcite

Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
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Sand-Calcite

Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
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Sand-Calcite

Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
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Sand-Calcite

Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
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Calcite

Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
Locality type:Plateau
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Stacked crystals (parallel growth) up to 5 centimeters.
These crystals include quartz grains during theirs growth, like gypsum flowers.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2728
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2728:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Crystal Cave, Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCrystal Cave, Bellecroix plateau, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘPuiselet, Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘMilly-la-Fôret quarry, Maisse, Évry, Essonne, Ile-de-France, France
53.2km (33.0 miles) ⓘForum des Halles, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
References
Bariand, P., Cesbron, F., Geffroy, J. (n.d.) Les Mineraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations. Editions du BRGM.
Thiry, M´edard; Millot, Romain; Innocent, Christophe; Franke, Christine. (2015) The Fontainebleau Sandstone: bleaching, silicification and calcite precipitation under periglacial conditions. [Research Report] RS150901MTHI, Centre de G´eosciences, Ecole des Mines de Paris, Fontainebleau, France. 26 p.
 
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