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Calcite from
Bicroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Anatase and Umangite occur strictly as grains.
Garnet, Sillimanite, Scapolite, Tourmaline, and Graphite occur in gniess wall-rock.

The rest of the minerals occur in pegmatite.
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite4
Uraninite1
Pyroxene Group1
Microcline1
Marcasite1
Pyrite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bicroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:41828
Long-form Identifier:1:3:41828:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.3km (1.5 miles) Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
3.1km (1.9 miles) Aumacho River occurrence, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
3.4km (2.1 miles) HWY 118 Rd cuts, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
4.0km (2.5 miles) Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
4.2km (2.6 miles) Lockwoods Farm occurrence, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
6.5km (4.1 miles) Evans Property (O'Brian mine; Treasure Hill mine), Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
7.5km (4.7 miles) Canada Radium Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
7.9km (4.9 miles) West Lake Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
7.9km (4.9 miles) Drury occurrence (Deer Lake apatite occurrence), Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
9.0km (5.6 miles) Madawaska Mine (Faraday Mine), Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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