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Calcite from
Handlová coal mine, Handlová, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Colliery
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Handlová coal mine, Handlová, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:673891
Long-form Identifier:1:3:673891:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘJánošíkova skala, Handlová, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘKremnica Au-Ag deposit, Kremnica, Žiar nad Hronom District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘLúčky quarry, Kremnica, Žiar nad Hronom District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘNováky coal mine, Nováky, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘLazy ore occurrence, Prochot, Žiar nad Hronom District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
20.4km (12.6 miles) ⓘMalachov mercury deposit, Malachov, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘHliník nad Hronom rhyolite quarry, Hliník nad Hronom, Žiar nad Hronom District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘTajov arsenic deposit, Tajov, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘŽupkov occurrences, Župkov, Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘPartizánska dolina ore occurrence, Chvojnica, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
References
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