Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Calcite from
Oman Construction - Aripeka Mine, Hernando County, Florida, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Oman Construction - Aripeka Mine, Hernando County, Florida, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:826599
Long-form Identifier:1:3:826599:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
24.0km (14.9 miles) Vulcan Materials Company (Brooksville Quarry), Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) Lansing Mines, Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida, USA
42.7km (26.6 miles) Crystal River Quarries - Lecanto Quarry, Citrus County, Florida, USA
44.5km (27.6 miles) Crystal Springs No. 2 quarry, Lecanto, Citrus County, Florida, USA
52.1km (32.4 miles) Lecanto Mine, Beverly Hills, Citrus County, Florida, USA
54.6km (33.9 miles) Crystal River Rock Company Quarry, Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida, USA
54.8km (34.1 miles) Red Level Dolomite pit, Red Level, Citrus County, Florida, USA
56.9km (35.3 miles) Holcim Crystal River Quarry, Citrus County, Florida, USA
59.7km (37.1 miles) Cross Florida Barge Canal, Inglis, Citrus County, Florida, USA
59.8km (37.1 miles) Southdown Limestone Quarry, Citrus County, Florida, USA
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