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Calcite from
Ritter Mine (McDonald; Teisson), Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA


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 Ritter Mine (McDonald; Teisson), Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:924857
Long-form Identifier:1:3:924857:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘBelle Mine (Bell Mine), Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘGlendon Pyrophyllite Mine & mill (Ward Mine; Glendon and Robbins Mine; Womble Mine), Glendon Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘIola Mine, Candor, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘUwarra Mine (Montgomery Mine), Candor, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘStar Mine (Reynolds Mine), Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘMartha Washington Mine, Candor, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘCarter Mine, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘGraham prospect, Chatham County Copper Belt, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘSloan Mine, Chatham County Copper Belt, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
References
Carpenter, P. Albert III (1976) Metallic Mineral Deposits of the Carolina Slate Belt. Bulletin 84. North Carolina Geological Survey
 
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