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Calcite from
Smart Mine, Miller property, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatite9
Apatite5
Titanite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Smart Mine, Miller property, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45324
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45324:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMeany Mine, Miller property, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘApatite trenches, Miller property trenches, Miller property, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBiotite trench, Miller property trenches, Miller property, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘTurner's Island Mine, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘPark Mine, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘCounty Road 512 Little Lake Clear roadcuts, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘKuehl Lake occurrence, Brudenell Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘFieldstone Lane area, County Road 515 roadcuts, Brudenell Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘYukes Lake, County Road 515 roadcuts, Brudenell Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘDacre Marble prospect, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, A. P. (1971) Rocks and minerals for the collector Ottawa to North Bay, Ontario; Hull to Waltham, Quebec. Paper 70-50. Geological Survey of Canada 140 pp. doi:10.4095/102463
Joyce, D. K. (2006) Calcite Vein-Dikes of the Grenville Geological Province, Ontario, Canada. Rocks and Minerals 81:34-42
 
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