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Calcite from
Trentham Falls, Trentham, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia


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Calcite

Trentham Falls, Trentham, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Calcite

Trentham Falls, Trentham, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Calcite

Trentham Falls, Trentham, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Calcite

Trentham Falls, Trentham, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Calcite

Trentham Falls, Trentham, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Calcite

Trentham Falls, Trentham, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
02038210017272338456460.jpg
Calcite

Trentham Falls, Trentham, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
08840640017272036965154.jpg
Calcite

Trentham Falls, Trentham, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Calcite

Trentham Falls, Trentham, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:At the Trentham quarry calcite has been observed as scalenohedral crystals associated with chabazite, phillipsite and aragonite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trentham Falls, Trentham, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:89976
Long-form Identifier:1:3:89976:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘTylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘRidge Road quarry, Daylesford, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘDegraves Mill (Ward's Mill), Malmsbury, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘRosslynne Reservoir, Gisborne, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘPentland Hills, Pentland Hills, Moorabool Shire, Victoria, Australia
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘParwan lava caves, Parwan, Moorabool Shire, Victoria, Australia
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘBoral Bluestone quarry (Dunnstown quarry), Navigators, Moorabool Shire, Victoria, Australia
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘThe Harcourt Quarries, Harcourt North, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘMitchell Falls, Redesdale, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘJacksons Creek, Sunbury, City of Hume, Victoria, Australia
References
Hollis, J.D. (1979) Some little known zeolite localities in central Victoria. The Australian Mineralogist 21, 101-102.
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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