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Calcite from
Brandberg West Mine, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite5
Quartz4
Hematite2
Bornite1
Fluorite1
Azurite1
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brandberg West Mine, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:548793
Long-form Identifier:1:3:548793:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
19.5km (12.1 miles) Tafelkop, Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
26.5km (16.4 miles) Violet Crown Mine, Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
77.7km (48.3 miles) Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
78.2km (48.6 miles) Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
78.3km (48.7 miles) Petrified Forest National Monument, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
83.3km (51.8 miles) Lofdal-Bergville REE deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
89.0km (55.3 miles) Omehane, Otjinamewa (Otjionamewa), Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
90.3km (56.1 miles) Mesopotamia 504 Farm, Mesopotamia copper valley, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
92.0km (57.1 miles) Ais (Ais Dome), Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
98.7km (61.3 miles) Mile 72, Cape Cross area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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