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Calcite from
Arminius Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Colour:Pink
Luminescent properties:Rose
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Arminius Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:342591
Long-form Identifier:1:3:342591:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘSulphur Mine (Crenshaw Mine; Victoria Furnace Mine), Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘPage Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
38.4km (23.8 miles) ⓘVaucluse Mine (Grymes Mine; Grimes Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Orange County, Virginia, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘCedar Mountain Stone Corp. Quarry (A. H. Smith quarry), Mitchell, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘBlaettermann Quarry, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘEmbrey Mine (Embry and Brooks Mine; Embry Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘShadwell Mine (Chalottesville Quarry), Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘLuckstone quarry (Culpeper Stone Company Inc. quarry), Stevensburg, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘRoyal Stone Quarry, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘCulpeper Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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