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Calcite from
Brechin Quarry, Ramara Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada


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 Brechin Quarry, Ramara Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:956431
Long-form Identifier:1:3:956431:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘNorland, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘNorland "actinolite" occurrence, Somerville Township, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘLundberg occurrence, Somerville Township, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘWeddellite occurrence, Lutterworth Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘMoore Lake Occurrence (Lundberg Occurrence), Lutterworth Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘOutcrop, Clear Lake Road, Miners Bay area, Lutterworth Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘMiners Bay area, Lutterworth Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘBoundary Road roadcut, Lutterworth Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘPaxton Mine, Lutterworth Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘCrystal Lake Mine (Silver Crater Mine), Galway Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
References
Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6011.
Armstrong, D. K. (2000) Paleozoic Geology of the Northern Lake Simcoe Area, South-Central Ontario
 
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