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Calcite from
Acton mine, Acton Vale, Acton RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
- var Milky Quartz1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Acton mine, Acton Vale, Acton RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:761991
Long-form Identifier:1:3:761991:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Actonvale Quarry, Acton mine, Acton Vale, Acton RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.6km (1.6 miles) Actonvale Quarry, Acton mine, Acton Vale, Acton RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
12.2km (7.6 miles) Upton deposit Robex, Acton RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
16.8km (10.5 miles) Lord Aylmer mine, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, La Haute-Yamaska RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
17.6km (11.0 miles) PCM Quarry, Saint-Nicéphore, Drummond RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
26.8km (16.7 miles) Saint-François quarry, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Drummond RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
29.1km (18.1 miles) Allaire & Gince Quarry, Granby, La Haute-Yamaska RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
30.2km (18.7 miles) Route 235 roadcuts, Saint-Pie, Les Maskoutains RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
30.6km (19.0 miles) Sintra Quarry, Drummondville, Drummond RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
33.3km (20.7 miles) PCM Quarry, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Drummond RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
33.8km (21.0 miles) Autoroute 55 roadcuts, Canton de Melbourne, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
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