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Calcite from
Azcárate Quarry (Azkarate Quarry), Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain


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Calcite, etc.

Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
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Calcite, etc.

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Calcite, etc.

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Calcite, etc.

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Calcite, etc.

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Calcite, etc.

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Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Calcite is very rare, occurring in small quantities with dolomite and as small crystals in geodes. The material named "calcita" by miners is actually dolomite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite16
Aragonite12
Chalcopyrite1
Magnesite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Azcárate Quarry (Azkarate Quarry), Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:370925
Long-form Identifier:1:3:370925:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘAsturreta Quarry (Militares Quarry), Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘSaint Etienne-de-Baigorry Mine, Saint Etienne-de-Baigorry, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘYanci Quarries, Igantzi, Navarre, Spain
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘArtikutza, Goizueta, Navarre, Spain
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘArkaitza Quarry, Vera de Bidasoa (Bera), Navarre, Spain
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘArmasa Quarry, Lesaka, Navarre, Spain
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘArditurri, Peñas de Aya, Oiartzun, Guipúzcoa (Gipuzkoa), Basque Country, Spain
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘLuberry quarry, Urrugne, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘIsturitz-Oxocelhaya Caves, Isturits, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘLorca Quarry, Yerri, Navarre, Spain
References
Calvo, Miguel, Sevillano, Emilia (1991) Famous Mineral Localities: The Eugui Quarries, Navarra, Spain. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (2) 137-142
 
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