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Calcite from
Highland Gypsum Quarry, Highland, Pike County, Arkansas, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Occurs in De Quen Limestone member of the Trinity group (Cretaceous).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Highland Gypsum Quarry, Highland, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68413
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68413:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘTwin Knobs No. 1 Mine, Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘCertain Teed Gypsum Mine, Briar, Howard County, Arkansas, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘIsabell West Mine, Lake Greeson, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘYenglin Mine, Lake Greeson, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘU.S. Mercury Company Mine, Lake Greeson, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘIsabell Mine (Isabell Prospect; Isabell Hill Mine; Craig Mine), Lake Greeson, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘHales Mine (Ajax Mine; Hales Mining and Development Co; Norton and Wright; Ajax Mercury Co; Hales) Lake Greeson, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘMercury District of Southwest Arkansas, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘFunderburk prospect, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
38.5km (24.0 miles) ⓘHenderson Mine (Fancy Hill Mine), Caddo Gap, Fancy Hill mining district, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
References
Rocks & Minerals (1988): 63: 115.
Lock, et al(1983).
 
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