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Calcite from
Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


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Calcite, etc.

Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite

Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite

Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite

Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite, etc.

Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite

Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite

Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite

Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite, etc.

Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite

Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite

Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite

Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Habit:Rhombohedrons, frequently with complex modifications. Frequently show phantoms.
Colour:Straw yellow, brown, colorless.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnetite2
Stilbite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:295271
Long-form Identifier:1:3:295271:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘCape Sharp, West Bay, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘAmethyst Cove (Captain Kidd's Cove), Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘSwan Creek, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘClarke Head, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘWasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘCape Split, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘMcKay Head, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘCape Blomidon, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘRoss Creek, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘWards Brook, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Jackson, C.T. and Alger, F. (1829) Remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the peninsula of Nova Scotia. American Journal of Science and Arts: 15: 132-160.
Emmons, Ebenezer (1836) Notice of a scientific expedition. American Journal of Science and Arts, 30 (2) 330-354
Gregory, Gardiner (1966) Mineral Hunting in the Parrsboro, Nova Scotia Area. Rocks & Minerals, 41 (2) 85-91 doi:10.1080/00357529.1966.11765526
Pe-Piper, Georgia, Miller, Lisa (2002) Zeolite minerals from the North Shore of the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia. Atlantic Geology, 38 (1) 11-28 doi:10.4138/1252
 
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