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Calcite from
Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


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Calcite

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite, etc.

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite, etc.

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
01070370017272018374884.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
07049300017272053169564.jpg
Calcite

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Calcite, etc.

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
07479410017272018359736.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
01070370017272018374884.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
07049300017272053169564.jpg
Calcite

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
04153980017272018341646.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
07479410017272018359736.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
01070370017272018374884.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Locality type:Cliff
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Habit:Many habits. Crystals associated with the orange chabazite tend to be steep scalenohedrons.
Colour:White, gray
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chabazite-Ca27
Chabazite27
Heulandite Subgroup11
Heulandite-Ca6
Stilbite Subgroup6
Natrolite3
Quartz3
Analcime2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:295276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:295276:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSwan Creek, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘClarke Head, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘMcKay Head, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘPartridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘFive Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘLynn Road barite occurrence, Lower Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
11.7km (7.2 miles) ⓘCape Sharp, West Bay, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘAmethyst Cove (Captain Kidd's Cove), Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘFive Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘEureka mine (Old barite mine; Duncan mine), Five Islands, Colchester 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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