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Calcite from
Thorold area, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thorold area, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:603334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:603334:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘWelland Canal, Niagara Falls, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘOld Thorold quarry, Thorold Quarry (Walker Quarry), Thorold Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘThorold Quarry (Walker Quarry), Thorold Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘNew Thorold quarry, Thorold Quarry (Walker Quarry), Thorold Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘCanal dump (Montrose occurrence), Niagara Falls, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘHanson Brick quarry, Niagara Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘVineland Quarry, Clinton Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘNiagara Falls Quarry, Niagara, Niagara County, New York, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Aggregates, Clinton Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘHumberstone quarries, Port Colborne, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
References
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
 
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