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Calcite from
Empire Mine, Palmer, Richmond Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA


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Calcite, etc.

Empire Mine, Palmer, Richmond Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Empire Mine, Palmer, Richmond Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Empire Mine, Palmer, Richmond Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite2
Biotite1
Pyrite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Empire Mine, Palmer, Richmond Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:538774
Long-form Identifier:1:3:538774:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘWheat Mine, Palmer, Richmond Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘHolyoke Mine, Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘTilden Mine, Tilden Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed schist locality (2), Richmond Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘFoster Mine, Tilden Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘMcComber Mine (Lucy Mine; Pendill; East Jackson), Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘNorth Jackson pit, Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘNegaunee Mine, Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘNational Mine, National Mine, Tilden Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘOld airport, Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
References
Personally collected by Travis Olds in 2008
 
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