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Calcite from
Eagle Lake Mine (Blessington), Hinchinbrooke Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada


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 Eagle Lake Mine (Blessington), Hinchinbrooke Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:880051
Long-form Identifier:1:3:880051:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘAnderson farm, Godfrey area, Hinchinbrooke Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘClements-George mine, Oso Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘLong Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Zinc Mine; Lynx Mine), Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘBobs Lake Chlorapatite occurrence, Oso Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘWestport roadcut occurrences, Bedford Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘMcLaren Phosphate Mine, Bedford Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘSilver Lake Mine (Wittaker), Oso Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘGlendower Iron Mine, Bedford Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘBygrove Mine, South Sherbrooke Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘThirty Island Iron occurrence, Bedford Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1983) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Kingston, Ontario to Lac St-Jean, Quebec. Miscellaneous Report 32. Geological Survey of Canada 130 pp.
 
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