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Calcite from
Polkanová, Staré Hory, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia


Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Polkanová, Staré Hory, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:699804
Long-form Identifier:1:3:699804:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘPiesky adit, Piesky, Špania Dolina deposit, Špania Dolina, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘPiesky, Špania Dolina deposit, Špania Dolina, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘRichtárová, Staré Hory, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘHorná Túfna Cave, Dolný Harmanec, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘTajov arsenic deposit, Tajov, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘLazina, Banská Bystrica, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘMalachov mercury deposit, Malachov, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘHiadeľ deposit, Hiadeľ, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘBadín andesite quarry, Badín, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘDrienok, Poniky, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
References
Michňová J. & Ozdín D., 2010: Primárna hydrotermálna mineralizácia na lokalite Polkanová. Mineralia Slovaca, 42, 1, 69-78.
 
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