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Calcite from
Gainesville Quarry, Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA


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Calcite, etc.

Gainesville Quarry, Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
00240520017370432217898.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Gainesville Quarry, Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Gainesville Quarry, Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Prehnite2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gainesville Quarry, Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:366994
Long-form Identifier:1:3:366994:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘVulcan Materials Company Crushed Stone Quarry (Manassas Quarry), Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘMillbrook Quarry (Haymarket Quarry), Haymarket, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘBull Run Quarry, Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘFairfax Quarry, Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘSt. Stephens Mine, Fauquier County Barite, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘManassas Quarry, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘCentreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘSanders Quarry, Casanova, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘCedar Run Mine, Fauquier County Barite, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘVirginia Crushed Stone Quarry, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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