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Calcite from
Rockydale Quarry, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA


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Calcite

Rockydale Quarry, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
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Calcite

Rockydale Quarry, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
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Calcite

Rockydale Quarry, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Luminescent properties:deep red
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rockydale Quarry, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:366995
Long-form Identifier:1:3:366995:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘCamp Kiwanianna Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘAlleghany Springs Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘBlue Ridge Springs Quarry, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘFlannigan Mine (Graham and Robinson Mine; Flanagan Mine), Austinville Lead-Zinc-Iron Mining District, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘHutter Mine (Herter Magnetite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘHolston River Quarry, Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
65.3km (40.5 miles) ⓘSwanson Uranium project prospect (Cole property; Coles Hill), Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘLone Jack Quarry, Glasgow, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘForney Prospect (Shirley Gulch Prospect), Austinville Lead-Zinc-Iron Mining District, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘDelton Zinc and Iron Mines (Clark's Bank Mines; Arbuckle Mine), Austinville Lead-Zinc-Iron Mining District, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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