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Calcite from
Kornofolia, Soufli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece


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Calcite, etc.

Kornofolia, Soufli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
05755280017272244101769.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Kornofolia, Soufli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
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Calcite, etc.

Kornofolia, Soufli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Habit:Rhomboedral crystals
Colour:Orange-Brown, Yellow-orange
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kornofolia, Soufli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:454357
Long-form Identifier:1:3:454357:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘPefka deposit, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘKing Arthur Mine, Arriana, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘAgios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘPagoni Rachi prospect, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘMyrtiski-Vyrsini chromite deposit, Arriana, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘGolyamo Kamenyane serpentinite, Krumovgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘMareshnitsa Sb occurrence, Madzharovo Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
62.2km (38.7 miles) ⓘAda Tepe Au deposit, Krumovgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘMadzharovo deposit, Madzharovo, Madzharovo Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
69.0km (42.8 miles) ⓘSveta Marina, Madzharovo Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
References
Christos Spiromitros - Chris Spiromitros collection
www.mindat.org (n.d.) https://www.mindat.org/photo-98857.html
Voudouris, Panagiotis, Melfos, Vasilios, Mavrogonatos, Constantinos, Tarantola, Alexandre, Gӧtze, Jens, Alfieris, Dimitrios, Maneta, Victoria, Psimis, Ioannis (2018) Amethyst Occurrences in Tertiary Volcanic Rocks of Greece: Mineralogical, Fluid Inclusion and Oxygen Isotope Constraints on Their Genesis. Minerals, 8 (8) 324 doi:10.3390/min8080324
 
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