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Calcite from
Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal


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Calcite

Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal
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Calcite

Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal
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Calcite

Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal
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Calcite

Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal
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Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal
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Calcite

Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal
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Calcite

Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal
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Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal
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Calcite

Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal
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Calcite

Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal
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Calcite

Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal
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Calcite

Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Marble quarries, Borba, Évora, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:777515
Long-form Identifier:1:3:777515:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘHerdade de Vigária ou Barrinho quarry, Bencatel Marble quarries, Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘTexugo quarry, Bencatel Marble quarries, Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘMarble quarries, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed marble quarries, Pardais, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘMiguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘParcela 3 quarry, Fonte da Moura quarries, Pardais, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘCruz dos Meninos quarry, Estremoz, Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘMarble quarries, Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘMagratex quarry, Estremoz, Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘCerca de Santo António quarry, Estremoz, Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
References
Nunes, Rui (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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