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Calcite from
Hightown Dike, Hightown, Highland County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Dike
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hightown Dike, Hightown, Highland County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:923682
Long-form Identifier:1:3:923682:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘRoad cut, Doe Hill, Highland County, Virginia, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘSugar Grove Basalt, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘJudy Gap, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘStoutameyer Branch (Stotameyer Creek), West Augusta, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘHively Gap, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘBuck Hill, Parnassus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘGermany Valley Quarry (of Green Steel Company; Germany Valley Limestone Company; Div.; Germany Valley Quarry), Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘEdray, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘGay Quarry (MRDS - 10159713), Craigsville, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘRich Mountain, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
References
Haynes, J.T., Johnson, E.A., and Whitmeyer, S.J., 2014
 
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