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Calcite from
Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia


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Calcite, etc.

Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
08616120017272037132416.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Calcite

Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Calcite

Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
08369600017271981956565.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
08616120017272037132416.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Calcite

Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Calcite

Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
08369600017271981956565.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
08616120017272037132416.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
08335190017272036879604.jpg
Calcite

Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
07096410017272037145691.jpg
Calcite

Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:"Calcite is quite common at the Tylden quarry forming as attractive, translucent, bluish grey rhombohedral interpenetrating crystals lining cavities in the basalt. White globular calcite spheres up to 1.5 cm occur also at Tylden."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aragonite2
Clay1
Chabazite-Ca1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:89967
Long-form Identifier:1:3:89967:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘTrentham Falls, Trentham, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘDegraves Mill (Ward's Mill), Malmsbury, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘRosslynne Reservoir, Gisborne, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘRidge Road quarry, Daylesford, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘPentland Hills, Pentland Hills, Moorabool Shire, Victoria, Australia
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘMitchell Falls, Redesdale, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘThe Harcourt Quarries, Harcourt North, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘJacksons Creek, Sunbury, City of Hume, Victoria, Australia
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘParwan lava caves, Parwan, Moorabool Shire, Victoria, Australia
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘBoral Bluestone quarry (Dunnstown quarry), Navigators, Moorabool Shire, Victoria, Australia
References
Birch, W. D. - Ed. (1989) Zeolites of Victoria. Special Publication No.2. Mineralogical Society of Victoriapp.75-84 - 75-84,101
 
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