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Calcite from
Urdini Lakes, Samokov Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria


Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Urdini Lakes, Samokov Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:371099
Long-form Identifier:1:3:371099:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘTsarvishte, Kocherinovo Municipality, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘBabyak deposit, Belitsa Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘOsogovo Mountains, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘRuen deposit, Osogove ore field, Osogovo Mountains, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘSasa Mine, Makedonska Kamenica Municipality, North Macedonia
68.0km (42.2 miles) ⓘBuhovo Uranium Mine, Buhovo, Stolichna Municipality, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘKremikovtsi mine, Kremikovtsi, Stolichna Municipality, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
69.9km (43.5 miles) ⓘMilin Kamak deposit, Breznik Municipality, Pernik Province, Bulgaria
72.0km (44.7 miles) ⓘDalgi Rid ore occurrence, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
72.2km (44.8 miles) ⓘKadiica deposit (Bukovik-Kadiica deposit; Kadica deposit), Berovo Municipality, North Macedonia
References
(2002) Emeralds of the World. extraLapis English 2. Lapis International LLCpp.24-35
 
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