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Calcite from
Benson Mines, Benson, Star Lake, Clifton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA


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Calcite

Benson Mines, Benson, Star Lake, Clifton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
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Calcite

Benson Mines, Benson, Star Lake, Clifton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
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Calcite

Benson Mines, Benson, Star Lake, Clifton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite3
Quartz3
Chalcopyrite2
Chalcocite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Benson Mines, Benson, Star Lake, Clifton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:670870
Long-form Identifier:1:3:670870:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘScott farm pegmatites, Fine, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite, Fine, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘJayville mine, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘMulvaney property (Rose Road wollastonite deposit; McDonald Sugar Bush), Rose Road, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘPurple Diopside Mound (PDM), Rose Road, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘPitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘToothaker Pond prospect, Cooper Hill, Toothaker Creek State Forest, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘMorgan farm, Edwards, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘEdwards Mine (St. Joe Lead), Edwards, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘEdwards, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
References
Marian Lupulescu, D. Bailey, and Mike Hawkins (2010) Mineralogy of the Benson Mines Proterozoic iron deposit, Star Lake, St. Lawrence County, NY. The 37th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, April 15-18, 2010
 
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