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Calcite from
Blue Ridge Springs Quarry, Bedford County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite3
Pyrite1
Goethite1
Hematite1
Celestine1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Ridge Springs Quarry, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:646869
Long-form Identifier:1:3:646869:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
29.8km (18.5 miles) Rockydale Quarry, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
42.4km (26.4 miles) Lone Jack Quarry, Glasgow, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
47.1km (29.3 miles) Camp Kiwanianna Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
51.5km (32.0 miles) Flannigan Mine (Graham and Robinson Mine; Flanagan Mine), Austinville Lead-Zinc-Iron Mining District, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
51.6km (32.0 miles) Alleghany Springs Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) Bargers Quarry (Charlie Barger's Quarry), Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
54.3km (33.8 miles) Hutter Mine (Herter Magnetite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
66.6km (41.4 miles) Boxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) Organ Cave, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
67.0km (41.6 miles) Hedricks Cave, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
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