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Calcite from
Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA


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Calcite, etc.

Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydrozincite14
Sphalerite4
Greenockite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58824
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58824:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘOld Jim Mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘEureka Prospects, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘMary Belle Mine, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘNine Acre Mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘLevias - Crittenden Springs Group Fluorspar Mines (Keystone; Mary Belle and Columbia Mines; Franklin; Ada Florence), Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘHickory Cane Mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘCommodore Mine, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘDeer Creek Mine (Cartwright mine), Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘLarue mine (Incline mine), Big Four Group Fluorspar Mines (Larue Fault System), Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘBig Four Group Fluorspar Mines (Larue Fault System), Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
References
Dana 6:1085.
USGS Professional Paper 36
Goldstein, Alan (1997) Famous Mineral Localities: The Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (1) 3-49
Goldstein, Alan (2006) Kentucky Mineral: Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (6) 420-440 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.6.420-440
 
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