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Calcite from
Mine La Motte, Mine La Motte, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mine La Motte, Mine La Motte, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:87415
Long-form Identifier:1:3:87415:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘUnited States Strategic Metals, Fredericktown, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘCatherine Mine, Fredericktown, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘHigdon mine, Perry County, Missouri, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘAvon mines, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘDoe Run Mines, Leadwood Mining District, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘPilot Knob Mine, Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘSainte Genevieve Copper Mines, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, USA
33.9km (21.0 miles) ⓘPilot Knob Quarry, Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri, USA
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘCornwall Mines, Weingarten, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘCentral Mining Company Mine, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
References
American Mineralogist 6:7-10
 
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