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Calcite from
Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Habit:prisms with rhombohedral terminaions, small complex modifyed crystals.
Colour:milky white, transparent yellow
Luminescent properties:none noted
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Celestine37
Strontianite19
Fluorite8
Pyrite2
Gypsum1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:29855
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29855:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
17.0km (10.6 miles) National Limestone Quarry No. 2, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Perry Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) Doughty Mine, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) National Limestone Quarry No. 1, Paxtonville, Middleburg Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) Eastern Products Quarry, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
26.0km (16.1 miles) Faylor-Middle Creek Quarry, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) Susquehanna Quarry, East Salem, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA
44.8km (27.8 miles) Pennsy Supply Quarry (Millard Quarry), North Londonderry Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) Almedia Mine, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
54.3km (33.8 miles) Smith Quarry, South Annville Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
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