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Calcite from
Barren River Lake (shoreline), Barren County, Kentucky, USA


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 Barren River Lake (shoreline), Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:424362
Long-form Identifier:1:3:424362:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘFountain Run Prospect (Flippin), Central Tennessee Mining District, Monroe County, Kentucky, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘPark City Quarry (Park City No. 4 Quarry and Mill; State Contracting and Stone Company; Medusa Aggregates), Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘBowling Green Quarry, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘMammoth Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘGamaliel prospect, Central Tennessee Mining District, Monroe County, Kentucky, USA
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘCrystal Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘGreat Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘHorse Cave Quarry, Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, USA
41.4km (25.8 miles) ⓘFranklin Quarry, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘSumner County Quarry (Sumner County Highway Department), Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
References
Goldstein, 2006
Goldstein, Alan (2006) Kentucky Mineral: Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (6) 420-440 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.6.420-440
 
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