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Calcite from
St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France


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Calcite, etc.

St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Calcite, etc.

St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Calcite, etc.

St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Calcite, etc.

St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Calcite, etc.

St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
09216650017272059415732.jpg
Calcite, etc.

St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Calcite, etc.

St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Calcite, etc.

St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
08097710017372086245169.jpg
Calcite, etc.

St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Calcite, etc.

St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Calcite, etc.

St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Calcite, etc.

St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Frenquents millimetrics polysynthetics and primatics crystals.
Rarely in biggest scalenoedral 6cm pale yellow crystals.
Colour:White, pale yellow
Luminescent properties:No
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz11
Fluorite10
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view St Pierre vein, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:684132
Long-form Identifier:1:3:684132:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘNouveau St. Daniel mine, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘSolgat Mine, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘVieux St. Daniel mine, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘBoedelen, Sewen, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘBaerenbach, Sewen, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘHeidenkopf Mountain, Masevaux-Niederbruck, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘKatzenbach Valley, Rimbach-près-Masevaux, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘBruckenberg Mountain, Oberbruck, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘBrandeskopf Mountain, Wegscheid, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘStahlberg Mountain, Rimbach-près-Masevaux, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
References
Thierry Brunsperger collection
Le règne minéral N°107-Sept/Oct2012
Conraux, Philippe, Brunsperger, Thierry (2012) La fluorine de Saint-Pierre, Giromagny, Territoire de Belfort [Fluorite from Saint-Pierre, Giromagny, Territoire de Belfort]. Le Règne Minéral, 18 (107). 13-18
 
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