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Calcite from
Torreilles-Plage beach alluvial deposits, Torreilles, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France


Locality type:Alluvials
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Torreilles-Plage beach alluvial deposits, Torreilles, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:774667
Long-form Identifier:1:3:774667:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSainte-Marie Plage beach alluvial deposits, Sainte-Marie-la-Mer, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘArènes beach alluvial deposits, Port-Barcarès, Le Barcarès, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘPort conchylicole beach alluvial deposits, Grau de Leucate, Leucate, Narbonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘLa Grotte des Fées, South Leucate peninsula, Leucate, Narbonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘLa Mine, South Leucate peninsula, Leucate, Narbonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘSerrat de la Travessa quarry, Salses-le-Château, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘAragonite occurrence, South Leucate peninsula, Leucate, Narbonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘSerrat d'en Vaquer, Perpignan, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘBaixas quarry, Baixas, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘTautavel castle, Tautavel, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
References
Heavy sands collected by Christian Moreno - Collection François Périnet.
 
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