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Calcite from
Askaremåla, Oskarshamn, Kalmar County, Sweden


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Calcite, etc.

Askaremåla, Oskarshamn, Kalmar County, Sweden
08622130017555430581144.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Askaremåla, Oskarshamn, Kalmar County, Sweden
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Calcite, etc.

Askaremåla, Oskarshamn, Kalmar County, Sweden
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Askaremåla, Oskarshamn, Kalmar County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:670985
Long-form Identifier:1:3:670985:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘKråkemåla, Oskarshamn, Kalmar County, Sweden
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘÄspö Hard Rock Laboratory (Äspö underground laboratory), Oskarshamn, Kalmar County, Sweden
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘHummeln impact structure, Oskarshamn, Kalmar County, Sweden
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘFridhem mine, Ökna, Vetlanda, Jönköping County, Sweden
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘÖvlandehult quarry, Ökna, Vetlanda, Jönköping County, Sweden
75.9km (47.2 miles) ⓘSkrikerum Mine, Valdemarsvik, Östergötland County, Sweden
79.1km (49.2 miles) ⓘÄdelfors, Alseda, Vetlanda, Jönköping County, Sweden
82.3km (51.2 miles) ⓘKleva mine, Alseda, Vetlanda, Jönköping County, Sweden
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘSunnerskog Mine, Alseda, Vetlanda, Jönköping County, Sweden
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘSkede mine, Ulvalid, Skede, Vetlanda, Jönköping County, Sweden
References
Bruun, Åke (1991)
 
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