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Calcite from
Djebel Oust deposit, Bir Mcherga, Zaghouan, Tunisia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Djebel Oust deposit, Bir Mcherga, Zaghouan, Tunisia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:599892
Long-form Identifier:1:3:599892:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘOued Jebs deposit, Bir Mcherga, Zaghouan, Tunisia
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘHammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘSidi Taya Mine, Saouaf, Zaghouan, Tunisia
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘMecello deposit, Djebel Messella, Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisia
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘDjebel Stah deposit, Zaghouan, Tunisia
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘHammam Jedidi deposit, Sidi Jedidi (Sidi Jadidi), Nabeul, Tunisia
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘDjebel Ressas Mine, Sebala du Mornag, Ben Arous, Tunisia
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘAin el Bey deposit, Béja, Tunisia
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘFedj el Adoum Mine, Fedj-el-Adoum, Siliana, Tunisia
79.1km (49.1 miles) ⓘDjebba Mine, Djebba, Béja, Tunisia
References
Souissi, F., Dandurand, J. L., Fortuné, J. P. (1997) Thermal and chemical evolution of fluids during fluorite deposition in the Zaghouan province, north-eastern Tunisia. Mineralium Deposita, 32 (3) 257-270 doi:10.1007/s001260050091
 
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