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Calcite from
Tynong North Quarry, Tynong North, Cardinia Shire, Victoria, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tynong North Quarry, Tynong North, Cardinia Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:93293
Long-form Identifier:1:3:93293:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
24.7km (15.3 miles) Pioneer quarry, Harkaway, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia
25.2km (15.6 miles) Basalt quarry, Jindivick, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia
25.6km (15.9 miles) Pioneer quarry, Narre Warren North, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia
39.2km (24.4 miles) Head of the LaTrobe River, Powelltown, Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
40.9km (25.4 miles) Cave Hill Quarry (David Mitchell Limestone Quarry; Lilydale Quarry), Lilydale, Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
40.9km (25.4 miles) Basalt quarry, Melbourne Hill, Lilydale, Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
43.5km (27.0 miles) Ringwood Gold and Antimony Mine (Antimony Mine), Ringwood, City of Maroondah, Victoria, Australia
58.8km (36.6 miles) Sunderland Bluff, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
59.3km (36.9 miles) Smith Bluff, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
60.1km (37.4 miles) Chamber's Quarry, Richmond Quarries, Richmond, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia
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