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Calcite from
Tiff Mine, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Limonite1
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tiff Mine, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:726909
Long-form Identifier:1:3:726909:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘC. Weber Mine, Cole County, Missouri, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘLutheran Church Property, Cole County, Missouri, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘHart diggings, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘHigh Point Mine, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘAdrian's Quarry, Boone County, Missouri, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘHenderson Diggings, Cole County, Missouri, USA
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘBluff Springs zinc mine, Morgan County, Missouri, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘBlue Jack Mine (Paul Opel Property), Cole County, Missouri, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘCarrender Mine, Cole County, Missouri, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘScott Mine (Aubrey Scott Mine; Jerry Vangelder), Cole County, Missouri, USA
References
Leach, D. L. (1980) Nature of mineralizing fluids in the barite deposits of central and Southeast Missouri. Economic Geology, 75 (8) 1168-1180 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.75.8.1168
 
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