Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Calcite from
La Parajola Mine, Algameca, Algameca Chica, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Celestine3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Parajola Mine, Algameca, Algameca Chica, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:67018
Long-form Identifier:1:3:67018:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
11.4km (7.1 miles) Brunita open pit (Brunita Quarry), La Unión, Murcia, Spain
12.6km (7.8 miles) San José, Portman, La Unión, Murcia, Spain
13.7km (8.5 miles) La Aljorra Quarries, La Aljorra, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
14.1km (8.8 miles) San Valentín Mine, La Unión, Murcia, Spain
14.3km (8.9 miles) Tomasa Mine, La Fortuna, La Unión, Murcia, Spain
17.2km (10.7 miles) Haití mine, Cabezo de San Ginés, San Ginés de la Jara, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
17.8km (11.1 miles) Precaución Mine, Cabezo de San Ginés, El Estrecho de San Ginés, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
17.8km (11.1 miles) Victoria mine, Cabezo de San Ginés, El Estrecho de San Ginés, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
18.0km (11.2 miles) Los Blancos Quarry, Llano del Beal, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
18.8km (11.7 miles) Herculano Mine, El Puntal, Campos de Golf area, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
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