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Calcite from
Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China


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Calcite, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Calcite, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Calcite, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
01251510017364963762462.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Calcite, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
07742220017364963767711.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
01251510017364963762462.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Calcite, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
07742220017364963767711.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite12
Scheelite9
Vredenburgite4
Albite4
Manganese Oxides4
Fluorite1
Jamesonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:439595
Long-form Identifier:1:3:439595:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘMount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘSongpanguo Au deposit (Songpangou Au deposit), Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘQiaoqiaoshang Au deposit, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘYinchang Au deposit (Yinchanggou Au deposit), Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘLianhecun Au-Hg-(As-Sb) deposit (Lianhechun Au-Hg-(As-Sb) deposit), Jiuzhaigou Co. (Nanping Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘZhebo Au deposit (Zheboshan Au deposit; Zhepeshan Au deposit), Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
81.4km (50.6 miles) ⓘJindonggou Au deposit, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
81.4km (50.6 miles) ⓘYangshan Au deposit, Wen County, Longnan, Gansu, China
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘAnba Mine, Yangshan Au deposit, Wen County, Longnan, Gansu, China
99.9km (62.1 miles) ⓘMaowanli Mn deposit, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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