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Aragonite from
Pioneer quarry, Narre Warren North, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:"Small crystals of aragonite (up to 2cm) are occasionally associated with the siderite, and the mineral may also form thin seams of acicular crystals in other parts of the quarry."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pioneer quarry, Narre Warren North, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:89902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:89902:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
34.8km (21.7 miles) Richmond Corporation Quarry, Richmond, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia
35.0km (21.7 miles) Burnley Tunnel, Richmond, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia
36.8km (22.9 miles) F-19 Freeway cutting, Fairfield, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia
37.1km (23.1 miles) Corporation quarries, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia
37.4km (23.3 miles) F-19 Freeway Cutting, Abbotsford, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia
39.6km (24.6 miles) Merri Creek, City of Moreland, Victoria, Australia
42.9km (26.6 miles) Boral Limited quarry, Bundoora, City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia
49.9km (31.0 miles) Niddrie Quarry, Niddrie, City of Moonee Valley, Victoria, Australia
58.7km (36.5 miles) Sunderland Bluff, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
61.1km (37.9 miles) Kennon Head, Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
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