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Calcite from
Glageon Quarry (Le Cailloit Quarry), Glageon, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite54
Fluorite21
Dolomite15
Baryte10
Marcasite8
Goethite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Glageon Quarry (Le Cailloit Quarry), Glageon, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (71 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:477618
Long-form Identifier:1:3:477618:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
7.3km (4.5 miles) Limestone quarry, Wallers-en-Fagne, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
14.3km (8.9 miles) Haut-Lieu Quarry (Godin Quarry), Haut-Lieu, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
21.7km (13.5 miles) Limestone quarry, Limont-Fontaine, Maubeuge, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
22.5km (14.0 miles) Lompret quarry, Lompret, Chimay, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
22.7km (14.1 miles) Monts de Baileux quarry, Baileux, Chimay, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
29.6km (18.4 miles) La Couvinoise quarry, Couvin, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
30.2km (18.8 miles) Frasnes quarry, Frasnes-lez-Couvin, Couvin, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
36.4km (22.6 miles) Frimoye quarry, Olloy-sur-Viroin, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
37.6km (23.4 miles) Les Petons quarry, Yves-Gomezée, Walcourt, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
40.6km (25.2 miles) Baryte mine, Vierves-sur-Viroin, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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