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Calcite from
Twin Mountain Quarry, Carroll, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Massive, in veins.
Colour:White
Luminescent properties:Massive calcite fluoresces yellow-orange under shortwave UV; red-orange under mid-wave UV; and pinkish under long-wave UV.
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Twin Mountain Quarry, Carroll, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:968915
Long-form Identifier:1:3:968915:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
27.3km (17.0 miles) Pond Hill locality, Lisbon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
32.1km (20.0 miles) Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) Grout Quarry, Kirby, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) Jackson tin mines, Jackson, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
45.0km (27.9 miles) Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) Redstone "Green Granite" quarry, Redstone, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) Redstone "Red Granite" quarry, Redstone, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) Beech Hill, Warren, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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