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Calcite from
Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France


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Calcite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
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Calcite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
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Calcite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
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Calcite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
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Calcite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
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Calcite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
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Calcite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
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Calcite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
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Calcite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Locality type:Cape
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:600523
Long-form Identifier:1:3:600523:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘBoulonnais quarries, Ferques, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘStinkal quarries, Ferques, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘVallée Heureuse quarry, Rinxent, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘShakespeare Cliff (Samphire Hoe), Dover, Dover, Kent, England, UK
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘAbbots Cliff, Hougham Without, Dover, Kent, England, UK
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘSulphur Band, Folkestone and Hythe District, Kent, England, UK
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘWarden Point, Warden, Swale, Kent, England, UK
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘHens Brook, Eastchurch, Swale, Kent, England, UK
83.6km (52.0 miles) ⓘMinster Beach, Minster-on-Sea, Swale, Kent, England, UK
87.8km (54.6 miles) ⓘMountfield Mine, Mountfield, Rother, East Sussex, England, UK
References
De Bondt, Paul (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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