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Calcite from
Melker Scharte, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria


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Calcite

Melker Scharte, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Calcite

Melker Scharte, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
03856020017272306923070.jpg
Calcite

Melker Scharte, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
06365880017364758139986.jpg
Calcite

Melker Scharte, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
03856020017272306923070.jpg
Calcite

Melker Scharte, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Calcite

Melker Scharte, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Locality type:Ridge
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Melker Scharte, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:709228
Long-form Identifier:1:3:709228:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘZsigmondyspitze, Floitengrund, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSaurüssel, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘMörchnerkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘHorn glacier, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘLapenspitze northeast slope, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘFurtschaglkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘSchlegeis tunnel, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘGriesscharte (Grießscharte), Oberbergtal, Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘPizzo di Valle (Wollbach peak), Steinhaus (Cadipietra), Ahrntal (Valle Aurina), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘWeißenbach (Rio Bianco), Ahrntal (Valle Aurina), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
References
Steir.Mineralog 25/2011, p.49-50
 
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