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Calcite from
Welland Canal, Niagara Falls, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Canal
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Welland Canal, Niagara Falls, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:948996
Long-form Identifier:1:3:948996:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘThorold area, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘOld Thorold quarry, Thorold Quarry (Walker Quarry), Thorold Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘThorold Quarry (Walker Quarry), Thorold Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘNew Thorold quarry, Thorold Quarry (Walker Quarry), Thorold Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘCanal dump (Montrose occurrence), Niagara Falls, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘHanson Brick quarry, Niagara Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘVineland Quarry, Clinton Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘNiagara Falls Quarry, Niagara, Niagara County, New York, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘHumberstone quarries, Port Colborne, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Aggregates, Clinton Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
References
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