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Calcite Group

A group of related mineral species

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Calcite

Bigrigg Mine, Bigrigg, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK

Smithsonite

El Refugio Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico

Siderite, etc.

Eagle Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District, Eagle County, Colorado, USA

Calcite

Bigrigg Mine, Bigrigg, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK

Smithsonite

El Refugio Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico

Siderite, etc.

Eagle Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District, Eagle County, Colorado, USA

Calcite

Bigrigg Mine, Bigrigg, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK

Smithsonite

El Refugio Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico

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About Calcite GroupHide

Formula:

ACO₃

A = Ca, Mg, Mn#2+#, etc.

Name:

After the principal species in the group.

Calcite group structures are taken by nitrates and carbonates of relatively small cations, including Li, Na, Mg, Ca, Fe²⁺, Zn, Co²⁺, and Cd.

The structure of calcite and its related species is ionic and resembles that of NaCl, the place of the spherical Cl ions being taken by planar (CO₃)^2- or (NO₃)^1- groups. These groups are arranged in parallel position in the crystal with their threefold symmetry axes oriented along [0001]. This arrangement leads to the strong birefringence of calcite-group minerals.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

29161

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:29161:7

Chemistry of Calcite GroupHide

Mindat Formula:

ACO₃

A = Ca, Mg, Mn#2+#, etc.

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:

Paleoproterozoic to Cretaceous : 1782.5 ± 3.7 Ma to 68 Ma - based on 11 recorded ages.

Sample ages:

Sample ID	Recorded age	Geologic Time	Dating method
1	68 Ma	Late/Upper Cretaceous	Rb-Sr
2	380.3 ± 7.1 Ma	Late/Upper Devonian	Th-Pb isochron
3	1782.5 ± 3.7 Ma	Statherian

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference
1		Allsopp, H. L., & Barrett, D. R. (1975). Rb–Sr age determinations on South African kimberlite pipes. In Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (pp. 605-617). Pergamon. doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-018017-5.50044-4
2	Sokli carbonatite complex, Tulppio, Savukoski, Lapland, Finland	Rukhlov, A. S., Bell, K. (2010) Geochronology of carbonatites from the Canadian and Baltic Shields, and the Canadian Cordillera: clues to mantle evolution. Mineralogy and Petrology, 98 (1) 11-54 doi:10.1007/s00710-009-0054-5
3	Beluga sapphire property, Kimmirut, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada	Belley, Philippe M., Dzikowski, Tashia J., Fagan, Andrew, Cempírek, Jan, Groat, Lee A., Mortensen, James K., Fayek, Mostafa, Giuliani, Gaston, Fallick, Anthony E., Gertzbein, Paul (2017) Origin Of Scapolite-Hosted Sapphire (Corundum) Near Kimmirut, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (4) 669-699 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700018

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
SiO₂	0.86 %	0.01 %			1.58 %	0.68 %	0.11 %
Fe₂O₃	0.49 %
Al₂O₃	0.14 %	0.01 %
MnO	3.95 %	0.45 %				2.46 %	2.11 %
CaO	50.68 %	0.46 %				1.06 %	1.27 %
MgO	0.61 %	33.87 %				0.07 %
CO₂	41.45 %			34.0 %	33.78 %	34.51 %	35.83 %
H₂O	0.11 %				1.28 %
Insolubles	1.30 %
TiO₂		0.02 %
FeO		17.64 %		4.0 %	0.34 %	19.97 %	22.61 %
Na₂O		0.01 %
MnCO₃			92.41 %
FeCO₃			0.64 %
CaCO₃			5.86 %
MgCO₃			1.12 %
ZnO				57.4 %	63.6 %	43.03 %	36.57 %
Gangue				4.2 %
Total:	99.59 %	52.47 %	100.03 %	99.6 %	100.58 %	101.78 %	98.5 %

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium	Schoep, A. (1943) Mineralogische Aanteekeningen. I. Chemische samenstelling van toermalijn, epidoot en calciet uit Quenast. II. Pyrietkristallen uit het porphyriet van Quenast. Mededeelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamsche Akademie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schoone Kunsten van België, Klasse der Wetenschappen, V(3), 22 pages.
2	Weiß‑Spitze eclogites, Virgen valley, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria	THOMAS, S.; FRANZ, G. (1988) Kluftminerale und ihre Bildungsbedingungen in Gesteinen der Eklogitzone/Südvenediger-Gebiet (Hohe Tauern, Österreich). Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geologischen Gesellschaft, 81. 189-218	Primary magnesite from a banded eclogite. EMPA analysis. Note that the analytical data excludes CO2!
3	Moët-Fontaine, Rahier, Stoumont, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium	de Koninck, L.L. (1879) La rhodochrosite de Moët-Fontaine. Bulletin de l'Académie royale de Belgique, 2e série: 47: 568.
4	Ampsin, Amay, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium	Berthier, P. (1833) Analyse de divers minéraux métalliques. Annales des Mines, Paris: 3e série, 3: 39-62 (page 51).
5	Moresnet, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium	Kenngott, G. (1853) Übersicht der Resultate mineralogischer Forschungen in den Jahren 1850-1851.
6	Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium	Kenngott, G. (1853) Übersicht der Resultate mineralogischer Forschungen in den Jahren 1850-1851.
7	" "	Kenngott, G. (1853) Übersicht der Resultate mineralogischer Forschungen in den Jahren 1850-1851.

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0017869	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017868	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017867	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017866	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017865	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017864	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017863	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017862	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017861	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017860	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017859	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017858	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017857	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017856	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017855	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017854	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017853	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017852	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017851	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017850	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017849	Calcite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0018896	Calcite	Sitepu H (2009) Texture and structural refinement using neutron diffraction data from molybdite (MoO3) and calcite (CaCO3) powders and a Ni-rich Ni50.7Ti49.30 alloy Powder Diffraction 24 315-326	2009	synthetic	0	293
0018895	Calcite	Sitepu H (2009) Texture and structural refinement using neutron diffraction data from molybdite (MoO3) and calcite (CaCO3) powders and a Ni-rich Ni50.7Ti49.30 alloy Powder Diffraction 24 315-326	2009	synthetic	0	293
0012868	Calcite	Sitepu H, O'Connor B H, Li D (2005) Comparative evaluation of the March and generalized spherical harmonic preferred orientation models using X-ray diffraction data for molybdite and calcite powders Journal of Applied Crystallography 38 158-167	2005	synthetic	0	293
0012867	Calcite	Sitepu H, O'Connor B H, Li D (2005) Comparative evaluation of the March and generalized spherical harmonic preferred orientation models using X-ray diffraction data for molybdite and calcite powders Journal of Applied Crystallography 38 158-167	2005	synthetic	0	293
0010021	Spherocobaltite	Pertlik F (1986) Structures of hydrothermally synthesized cobalt(II) carbonate and nickel(II) carbonate Acta Crystallographica C42 4-5	1986	synthetic	0	293
0020833	Smithsonite	Effenberger H, Mereiter K, Zemann J (1981) Crystal structure refinements of magnesite, calcite, rhodochrosite, siderite, smithsonite, and dolomite, with discussion of some aspects of the stereochemistry of calcite type carbonates Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 156 233-243	1981	Tsumeb, Namibia	0	293
0020837	Siderite	Effenberger H, Mereiter K, Zemann J (1981) Crystal structure refinements of magnesite, calcite, rhodochrosite, siderite, smithsonite, and dolomite, with discussion of some aspects of the stereochemistry of calcite type carbonates Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 156 233-243	1981	Ivigtut, Greenland	0	293
0020834	Rhodochrosite	Effenberger H, Mereiter K, Zemann J (1981) Crystal structure refinements of magnesite, calcite, rhodochrosite, siderite, smithsonite, and dolomite, with discussion of some aspects of the stereochemistry of calcite type carbonates Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 156 233-243	1981	Alicante, Spain	0	293
0020836	Magnesite	Effenberger H, Mereiter K, Zemann J (1981) Crystal structure refinements of magnesite, calcite, rhodochrosite, siderite, smithsonite, and dolomite, with discussion of some aspects of the stereochemistry of calcite type carbonates Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 156 233-243	1981	Oberdorf, Styria, Austria	0	293
0020835	Calcite	Effenberger H, Mereiter K, Zemann J (1981) Crystal structure refinements of magnesite, calcite, rhodochrosite, siderite, smithsonite, and dolomite, with discussion of some aspects of the stereochemistry of calcite type carbonates Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 156 233-243	1981	Iceland	0	293
0004323	Magnesite	Bromiley F A, Boffa Ballaran T, Langenhorst F, Seifert F (2007) Order and miscibility in the otavite - magnesite solid solution American Mineralogist 92 829-836	2007	synthetic	0	873
0004322	Magnesite	Bromiley F A, Boffa Ballaran T, Langenhorst F, Seifert F (2007) Order and miscibility in the otavite - magnesite solid solution American Mineralogist 92 829-836	2007	synthetic	0	873
0017561	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	0.02	293
0017562	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	1.89	293
0017563	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	3.48	293
0017564	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	4.89	293
0017565	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	7.31	293
0017566	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	14.4	293
0017567	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	18.37	293
0017568	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	18.82	293
0017569	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	19.19	293
0017570	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	28.62	293
0017571	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	30.6	293
0017572	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	36.3	293
0017573	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	38.5	293
0017575	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	39	293
0017574	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	39.05	293
0017576	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	41.2	293
0017577	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	43.9	293
0017578	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	44.14	293
0017579	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	45.13	293
0017580	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	46.4	293
0017581	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	46.92	293
0017582	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	47.2	293
0017583	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	47.49	293
0017584	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	49.2	293
0017585	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	51.9	293
0017586	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	52.6	293
0017587	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	54	293
0017592	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	55	293
0017591	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	55	293
0017590	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	55	293
0017589	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	55	293
0017588	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	55.96	293
0008879	Calcite	Prencipe M, Pascale F, Zicovich-Wilson C M, Saunders V R, Orlando R, Dovesi R (2004) The vibrational spectrum of calcite (CaCO3): an ab initio quantum-mechanical calculation Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 31 559-564	2004		0	293
0001905	Magnesite	Ross N L (1997) The equation of state and high-pressure behaviour of magnesite American Mineralogist 82 682-688	1997		0	293
0009892	Rhodochrosite	Maslen E N, Streltsov V A, Streltsova N R, Ishizawa N (1995) Electron density and optical anisotropy in rhombohedral carbonates. III. Synchrotron X-ray studies of CaCO3, MgCO3 and MnCO3 Acta Crystallographica B51 929-939	1995		0	293
0009891	Rhodochrosite	Maslen E N, Streltsov V A, Streltsova N R, Ishizawa N (1995) Electron density and optical anisotropy in rhombohedral carbonates. III. Synchrotron X-ray studies of CaCO3, MgCO3 and MnCO3 Acta Crystallographica B51 929-939	1995		0	293
0009893	Magnesite	Maslen E N, Streltsov V A, Streltsova N R, Ishizawa N (1995) Electron density and optical anisotropy in rhombohedral carbonates. III. Synchrotron X-ray studies of CaCO3, MgCO3 and MnCO3 Acta Crystallographica B51 929-939	1995		0	293
0009890	Calcite	Maslen E N, Streltsov V A, Streltsova N R, Ishizawa N (1995) Electron density and optical anisotropy in rhombohedral carbonates. III. Synchrotron X-ray studies of CaCO3, MgCO3 and MnCO3 Acta Crystallographica B51 929-939	1995		0	293
0009873	Calcite	Maslen E N, Streltsov V A, Streltsova N R (1993) X-ray study of the electron density in calcite, CaCO3 Acta Crystallographica B49 636-641	1993		0	293
0001328	Calcite	Paquette J, Reeder R J (1990) Single-crystal X-ray structure refinements of two biogenic magnesian calcite crystals sample LB American Mineralogist 75 1151-1158	1990		0	293
0001327	Calcite	Paquette J, Reeder R J (1990) Single-crystal X-ray structure refinements of two biogenic magnesian calcite crystals sample LS American Mineralogist 75 1151-1158	1990		0	293
0000994	Magnesite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000993	Magnesite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000992	Magnesite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000991	Magnesite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000990	Magnesite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000989	Calcite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000988	Calcite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000987	Calcite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000986	Calcite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000985	Calcite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000984	Calcite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000585	Calcite	Althoff P L (1977) Structural refinements of dolomite and a magnesian calcite and implications for dolomite formation in the marine environment Mg-calcite American Mineralogist 62 772-783	1977		0	293
0000389	Magnesite	Oh K D, Morikawa H, Iwai S I, Aoki H (1973) The crystal structure of magnesite American Mineralogist 58 1029-1033	1973		0	293
0000104	Spherocobaltite	Graf D L (1961) Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates American Mineralogist 46 1283-1316	1961		0	293
0000102	Smithsonite	Graf D L (1961) Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates American Mineralogist 46 1283-1316	1961		0	293
0000101	Siderite	Graf D L (1961) Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates American Mineralogist 46 1283-1316	1961		0	293
0000100	Rhodochrosite	Graf D L (1961) Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates American Mineralogist 46 1283-1316	1961		0	293
0000103	Otavite	Graf D L (1961) Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates American Mineralogist 46 1283-1316	1961		0	293
0000099	Magnesite	Graf D L (1961) Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates American Mineralogist 46 1283-1316	1961		0	293
0000098	Calcite	Graf D L (1961) Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates American Mineralogist 46 1283-1316	1961		0	293
0017650	Calcite	Elliott N (1937) A Redetermination of the Carbon - Oxygen Distance in Calcite and the Nitrogen - Oxygen Distance in Sodium Nitrate _cod_database_code 1010928 Journal of the American Chemical Society 59 1380-1382	1937		0	293
0018091	Otavite	Zachariasen W (1928) Untersuchungen ueber die Kristallstruktur von Sesquioxyden und Verbindungen A B O3 _cod_database_code 1011341 Skrifter utgitt av det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo 1928 1-165	1928		0	293
0018095	Rhodochrosite	Wyckoff R (1920) The crystal structures of some carbonates of the calcite group _cod_database_code 1011228 American Journal of Science 50 317-360	1920		0	293
0017889	Calcite	Wyckoff R (1920) The Crystal Structures of some Carbonates of the Calcite Group _cod_database_code 1010962 American Journal of Science 50 317-360	1920		0	293
0001906	Magnesite	Ross N L (1997) The equation of state and high-pressure behaviour of magnesite American Mineralogist 82 682-688	1997		2.26	293
0001907	Magnesite	Ross N L (1997) The equation of state and high-pressure behaviour of magnesite American Mineralogist 82 682-688	1997		3.09	293
0001908	Magnesite	Ross N L (1997) The equation of state and high-pressure behaviour of magnesite American Mineralogist 82 682-688	1997		4.16	293
0001909	Magnesite	Ross N L (1997) The equation of state and high-pressure behaviour of magnesite American Mineralogist 82 682-688	1997		4.77	293
0001910	Magnesite	Ross N L (1997) The equation of state and high-pressure behaviour of magnesite American Mineralogist 82 682-688	1997		6.05	293
0002899	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		23.1	293
0002900	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		29.9	293
0002901	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		41.3	293
0002902	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		45.6	293
0002903	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		51.8	293
0002904	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		56.6	293
0002905	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		60.2	293
0002906	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		70.7	293
0002907	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		71.2	293
0002908	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		75.7	293
0002909	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		82.6	293

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 Temperature dependence of the structural parameters
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Relationship of Calcite Group to other SpeciesHide

Calcite Group Members:

Calcite	CaCO₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
Gaspéite	NiCO₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
Magnesite	MgCO₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
Otavite	CdCO₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
Siderite	FeCO₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
Smithsonite	ZnCO₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
Spherocobaltite	CoCO₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c

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References for Calcite GroupHide

Reference List:

Bragg W.L. (1914) Proceedings of the Royal Society, London: 89A: 468.

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.pp.141-142

Froese, E. (1967) A note on strontium magnesium carbonate. The Canadian Mineralogist, 9 (1). 65-70

Floquet, N., Niepce, J. -C. (1977) The topotactic decomposition of calcite group carbonates. Journal of Materials Science, 12. 1052-1054 doi:10.1007/bf00540991

Böttcher, Michael E.; Gehlken, Peer-Lennart; Usdowski, Eberhard; Reppke, Volker (1993) An Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Natural and Synthetic Carbonates from the Quaternary System CaCO3-MgCO3-FeCO3-MnCO3. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft, 144 (2). 478-484 doi:10.1127/zdgg/144/1993/478

McSwiggen, Peter L. (1993) Alternative solution model for the ternary carbonate system CaCO3 - MgCO3 - FeCO3. I. A ternary Bragg-Williams ordering model. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 20 (1). 33-41 doi:10.1007/bf00202248

McSwiggen, Peter L. (1993) Alternative solution model for the ternary carbonate system CaCO3 - MgCO3 - FeCO3. II. Calibration of a combined ordering model and mixing model. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 20 (1). 42-55 doi:10.1007/bf00202249

Wang, Meili, Shi, Guanghai, Qin, Jiaqian, Bai, Qing (2018) Thermal behaviour of calcite-structure carbonates: a powder X-ray diffraction study between 83 and 618 K. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (5) 939-949 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2768

Mitchell, Roger H. (2025) Recommendations for the Terminology of Carbonates in the Ternary System CaCO3–MgCO3–FeCO3 with Reference to Ankerite, “Breunnerite”, the Magnesite–Siderite Solid Solution Series, and Carbonatite Nomenclature. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 63 (4). 319-323 doi:10.3749/2500029

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Argentina
Catamarca Province Andalgalá Department Andalgalá ⓘ Capillitas mining district	[Rhodochrosite] Gübelin et al. (1976) +4 other references
Tucumán Province Burruyacú Department La Ramada y La Cruz Sierra de La Ramada ⓘ Farallon Blanco Mine	[Calcite] Raúl Tauber Larry´s collection. +1 other reference

Australia
New South Wales Northumberland County Woy Woy ⓘ Woy Woy Council Quarry	[Siderite var: Manganese-bearing Siderite] England (1987)
Yancowinna Co. Broken Hill district ⓘ Broken Hill	[Calcite, Calcite var: Manganese-bearing Calcite] Worner et al. (1982)
Tasmania Waratah-Wynyard municipality Waratah district Waratah-Mt Bischoff ⓘ Mount Bischoff Mine	[Magnesite] Bottrill & Baker +2 other references
West Coast municipality Zeehan mining district North Dundas ⓘ Renison Bell Mine	[Siderite] Bottrill et al. (2008)
Western Australia Coolgardie Shire Widgiemooltha ⓘ 132 North Ni Mine	[Gaspéite] Am.Min.: 78: 819-821. +2 other references

Austria
Carinthia Villach-Land District Bad Bleiberg Bleiberg-Kreuth ⓘ Antoni Mine (Antoni Shaft)	[Calcite] Meixner (1949) +1 other reference
ⓘ Rudolf Mine	[Calcite] Niedermayr et al. (1995)
ⓘ Stefanie Mine	[Calcite] Niedermayr et al. (1995)
Styria Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District Breitenau am Hochlantsch Hochlantsch ⓘ Breitenau Mine	[Magnesite] Hubmann et al. (2010) +1 other reference
Leoben District Eisenerz ⓘ Styrian Erzberg	[Siderite] collection Landesmuseum Joanneum - Graz +3 other references
Murtal District Hohentauern Sunk ⓘ Magnesite deposit	[Magnesite] Aufschluss 1972 (SB) +3 other references

Belgium
Wallonia Hainaut Antoing ⓘ Cimescaut quarry	[Calcite] Mikael Gonzales collection
Charleroi Mont-sur-Marchienne ⓘ Gralex quarry	[Calcite] Hubert (2001) +2 other references
Montigny-le-Tilleul Landelies ⓘ La Sambre quarry	[Calcite] Croisez (2012)
Luxembourg Wellin Wellin ⓘ Fond des Vaulx quarry	[Calcite] Neutkens et al. (2007)
Namur Namur ⓘ Beez quarry	[Calcite] Van Goethem et al. (1983) +2 other references

Brazil
Bahia Brumado Serra das Éguas ⓘ Pomba pit	[Magnesite] Palache et al. (1951) +5 other references
Minas Gerais Nova Lima ⓘ Morro Velho mine	[Siderite] Rocks & Minerals: 63: 43. +4 other references
Rio Grande do Sul ⓘ Iraí	[Calcite] Wilson et al. (2004)

Bulgaria
Burgas Province Sozopol Municipality Rosen ore field ⓘ Surneshko Kladenche deposit	[Calcite] Bonev et al. (2006)
Smolyan Province Madan Municipality ⓘ Septemvri Mine	[Calcite] Betts (n.d.)

Canada
Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region Baffin Island Nanisivik ⓘ Nanisivik Mine	[Calcite] Gait et al. (1990)
Ontario Hastings County Mayo Township ⓘ Highway 28 road fill	[Calcite]
Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM Réservoir-Dozois ⓘ Cabonga Reservoir	[Calcite] Age of the Cabonga nepheline syenite +4 other references
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine La Haute-Gaspésie RCM Mont-Albert ⓘ New Jersey Zinc Exploration Co. trench	[Gaspéite] Kohls et al. (1966)

China
Guangxi Wuzhou Cangwu Co. Liubao ⓘ Wutong Mine (Wudong Mine)	[Rhodochrosite] Lavinsky (n.d.) +1 other reference
Hunan Changde Shimen Co. Shimen deposit ⓘ Jiepaiyu Mine	[Calcite] Xianxiao Xiong (1999)
Inner Mongolia Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture) Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.) ⓘ Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit	[Calcite var: Manganese-bearing Calcite] Ottens et al. (2012)

Denmark
Central Denmark Region Hedensted Municipality ⓘ Staksrode	[Calcite var: Calcite Satin Spar] Jakob Aandstad collection
North Jutland Region Morsø Municipality Mors Island ⓘ Ejerslev Diatomite Pit	[Calcite var: Glendonite] Schultz et al. (2022)
Hesselbjerg ⓘ Skarrehage Diatomite Pit	[Calcite var: Glendonite] Madsen (2002)

DR Congo
Lualaba Mutshatsha Sicomines copper-cobalt project ⓘ Dikuluwe Mine	[Calcite var: Cobalt-bearing Calcite]
ⓘ Mashamba West Mine	[Spherocobaltite, Calcite var: Cobalt-bearing Calcite] www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com +1 other reference

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Ardèche Privas Saint-Cierge-la-Serre ⓘ La Joie mine	[Smithsonite] Yves Mourey Collection +1 other reference
Drôme Nyons Beauvoisin ⓘ Beauvoisin septaria occurrence	[Calcite] Yves Masson collection +1 other reference
Isère Grenoble Susville ⓘ Villaret pit	[Siderite] Belot (1978) +1 other reference
Loire Montbrison Bellegarde-en-Forez ⓘ Ruffy quarry	[Calcite] Personnaly collected by M. Diot
Roanne Régny ⓘ Le Billard	[Calcite] Gruner L. E. (1857)
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Nièvre Clamecy ⓘ Chitry les Mines	[Smithsonite] yves Mourey
Grand Est Haut-Rhin Thann-Guebwiller Steinbach Silberthal ⓘ St Philippe Mine (Kleinsilberthal vein)	[Smithsonite] Mines +1 other reference
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Corrèze Brive-la-Gaillarde Lissac-sur-Couze ⓘ Lissac-sur-Couze quarry	[Calcite] suspected +2 other references
Tulle Uzerche ⓘ Espartignac Quarry	[Calcite] Michel Treillard (visual identification)
Occitanie Ariège Saint-Girons Alzen ⓘ Lina Mine	[Calcite] Inventaire mineralogique de l'Ariege ( Edition BRGM 1984) +1 other reference
Pays de la Loire Mayenne Laval Louverné ⓘ Les Aumeunes Quarry	[Calcite] Belot (1978)
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Forcalquier Saint-Maime ⓘ Saint-Maime mines	[Calcite] Favreau G. et al. (2004)
Hautes-Alpes Briançon Saint Crépin ⓘ Barrachin quarry	[Calcite] Self collected S. MAURY 2013 +1 other reference

Gabon
Haut-Ogooué Province Léboumbi-Leyou Department Moanda ⓘ Moanda Mine	[Rhodochrosite] www.chez.com/ericlecaplain2/Mounana.html +3 other references

Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia Münster Steinfurt Wettringen ⓘ Wettringen limestone works	[Calcite] bert.deruiter@gmail.com
Rhineland-Palatinate Altenkirchen Daaden-Herdorf Herdorf ⓘ Wolf Mine	[Rhodochrosite] Weiß (1990) +1 other reference
Saxony-Anhalt Harz Harzgerode Neudorf ⓘ Pfaffenberg Mine	[Siderite] Bancroft (1973) +1 other reference
Saxony Erzgebirgskreis Schneeberg Neustädtel ⓘ Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine)	[Spherocobaltite] [Jahrb. Berg- und Hüttenwesen (1877) +1 other reference
Schleswig-Holstein Pinneberg Helgoland ⓘ North Coast (Felswatt; incl. Lange Anna)	[Calcite] Markus Gerstmann - Collection +1 other reference

Greece
Attica East Attica Lavreotiki Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza) Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines) ⓘ Hilarion Mine	[Smithsonite] Palache et al. (1951) +2 other references
Central Macedonia Chalkidiki Aristotelis Kassandra mining district ⓘ Madem-Lakkos	[Rhodochrosite] Gatedal (n.d.) +2 other references
Thessaly ⓘ Magnesia	[Magnesite] Nickel et al. (1991)

Iceland
Eastern Region ⓘ Breiðdalur- Berufjörður area	[Calcite var: Iceland Spar]
Fjarðabyggð Reyðarfjörður ⓘ Helgustadir Mine	[Calcite var: Iceland Spar] Kristjansson (2002)

Ireland
Connacht Galway County Renville ⓘ Renville (Rinville) Mine	[Calcite] O’Reilly et al. (1997)
Sligo County Ballysadare ⓘ Abbeytown Mine & Quarry	[Calcite] Dr Stephen Moreton +1 other reference
Munster Clare County The Burren Carran ⓘ Sheshodonnell East Mine	[Smithsonite] Flannery (n.d.) +1 other reference
Cork County Mizen Peninsula Ballydehob Audley Mines ⓘ Ballycummisk Mine	[Siderite] Flannery (n.d.)
Kerry County Castleisland ⓘ Ballyegan Quarry	[Calcite] S. Moreton
Tipperary County Silvermines District ⓘ Mogul Mine (Garryard Mine; International Mogul Mines)	[Calcite] Flannery (n.d.)

Italy
Emilia-Romagna Parma Province Berceto Pietramogolana ⓘ Rio Capanna	[Calcite] Ref.: Battilocchi G. (2005)
Lombardy Bergamo Province Dossena ⓘ Paglio Pignolino Mine	[Smithsonite] Gramaccioli (1975)
Piedmont Metropolitan City of Turin Baldissero Canavese Bettolino ⓘ Monti Pelati Nature Park	[Magnesite] Gramaccioli (1975) +1 other reference
Sardinia Sassari Province Ozieri ⓘ Su Elzu	[Otavite] Orlandi et al. (2005)
Tuscany Lucca Province Stazzema ⓘ Bottino Mine	[Siderite] Bonazzi et al. (1992)
Veneto Vicenza Province ⓘ Monteviale	[Fetid Calcite var: Tartuffite] Catullo (1812)

Japan
Aomori Prefecture Nakatsugaru District Nishimeya-mura ⓘ Oppu Mine	[Rhodochrosite] Rocks & Min.: 61:11.
Hokkaidō Prefecture Shiribeshi Subprefecture Furubira District ⓘ Inakuraishi mine	[Rhodochrosite] Symposium sobre Yacimientos de Manganeso +4 other references
Ibaraki Prefecture Higashiibaraki District Shirosato-machi ⓘ Takatori mine	[Rhodochrosite] Petrov (n.d.) +2 other references

Kazakhstan
Kostanay Region Rudny ⓘ Sarbai Deposit	[Calcite] Evseev (1995) +2 other references

Latvia
Zemgale Region Jelgava Municipality Valgunde Parish Kalnciems ⓘ Kalnciems-2 Quarry	[Calcite] Dmitry Vorobjov's collection +1 other reference

Mexico
Chihuahua Aquiles Serdán Municipality ⓘ Santa Eulalia Mining District	[Rhodochrosite]
West Camp Francisco Portillo ⓘ Potosí Mine	[Rhodochrosite] Panczner (1987)
Coahuila Múzquiz Municipality ⓘ Melchor Múzquiz	[Calcite] Mielke (n.d.) +1 other reference
Ocampo Municipality Boquillas Del Carmen ⓘ San Vicente Mine	[Calcite] Schneider (2004)
Puebla Tepeyahualco Municipality Alchichica ⓘ Lake Alchichica	[Calcite] Kazmierczak et al. (2011)
Sinaloa Choix Municipality Choix ⓘ El Refugio Mine	[Smithsonite] Wilson (2011)

Moldova
Soroca District Cosăuți ⓘ Granite quarry	[Calcite] Yale Peabody Museum collection

Namibia
Hardap Region Rehoboth Rural ⓘ Kransnek Farm 269	[Magnesite] Cairncross (2004)
Oshikoto Region Tsumeb ⓘ Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine)	[Otavite, Smithsonite] National Bureau of Standards (1957)

Norway
Agder Arendal Stokken ⓘ Garta Feldspar Quarry	[Calcite] Aminoff (1916)
Buskerud Drammen Konnerud ⓘ Konnerudkollen Mines (Konnerud Mines)	[Calcite] Goldschmidt (1911)
Kongsberg Overberget Mining Field ⓘ Gottes Hülfe in der Noth Mine	[Calcite] Møller (1861) +2 other references
Telemark Porsgrunn Brevik ⓘ Dalen-Kjørholt Mine	[Calcite] Nordrum (1993) +1 other reference

Peru
Ancash Bolognesi Province Aquia District ⓘ Pachapaqui mining district	[Rhodochrosite, Calcite var: Manganese-bearing Calcite] Hyrsl et al. (2003) +1 other reference
Huallanca District Huanzala ⓘ Huanzala Mine	[Calcite] Imai et al. (1985) +1 other reference
Pallasca Province Pampas District ⓘ Pasto Bueno	[Rhodochrosite] - (1997) +1 other reference
ⓘ Huayllapon Mine	[Rhodochrosite] Rocks & Min.:61:9. +2 other references
Huancavelica Castrovirreyna Province Castrovirreyna District ⓘ Castrovirreyna mining district	[Rhodochrosite] Crowley et al. (1997)
Junín Yauli Province Morococha District ⓘ Manuelita Mine	[Rhodochrosite] Hyrsl et al. (2003) +1 other reference
Lima Huarochirí Province Chicla District Casapalca ⓘ Casapalca Mine	[Rhodochrosite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
Oyón Province Oyón District Uchucchacua area ⓘ Uchucchacua Mine	[Rhodochrosite] Bussell et al. (1990) +4 other references

Portugal
Évora Estremoz Estremoz ⓘ Cruz dos Meninos quarry	[Calcite] Rui Nunes September 2010
Leiria Alcobaça Turquel Moita do Poço ⓘ Pedreira do Vidro quarry	[Calcite] Rui Nunes' calcite collection from ...
ⓘ Panasqueira Mines	[Siderite] Figueiras +5 other references
Santarém Rio Maior Alcobertas ⓘ Cabeça da Chã quarry	[Calcite] Rui Nunes and Martins da Pedra ...
ⓘ Serra do Sicó	[Calcite] Tiago Guia collection

Romania
Maramureș County Cavnic ⓘ Cavnic Mine	[Rhodochrosite] Hîrtopanu +4 other references

Russia
Krasnoyarsk Krai Evenkiysky District Nizhnyaya Tunguska River Basin ⓘ Dakat River	[Calcite var: Iceland Spar] collection V.V. Levitsky
ⓘ Ozernoye analcime occurrence	[Calcite var: Iceland Spar] Galiulin et al. (1996)
Primorsky Krai Dalnegorsk Urban District Dalnegorsk ⓘ Nikolaevskiy Mine	[Calcite, Siderite] Dobovol'skaya et al. (1990) +3 other references

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Revúca District Gemerská Ves ⓘ Limestone quarry	[Calcite] Bálintová

South Africa
Mpumalanga Gert Sibande District Municipality Dipaleseng Local Municipality ⓘ Balfour	[Calcite] PMPB Meulenbeld collection Photo ID: ...
Northern Cape John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality Joe Morolong Local Municipality N'Chwaning Mines ⓘ N'Chwaning I Mine	[Rhodochrosite] Rocks & Min.: 61:7. +4 other references

Spain
Asturias Corvera de Asturias El Pontón de Solís ⓘ Moscona Mine	[Calcite] Calvo et al. (2006) +1 other reference
Siero La Collada mining area Coroña de Arriba-La Collada ⓘ Josefa-Veneros vein (Josefa-Veneros Norte vein)	[Calcite] Calvo Rebollar (2012)
Cantabria Sierra de Arnero ⓘ La Florida mining area	[Calcite] Calvo Rebollar (2012)
Catalonia Barcelona Baix Llobregat Sant Cugat del Vallès ⓘ Ca n'Obac	[Calcite] Calvo Rebollar (2012)
Vallès Occidental-Baix Llobregat Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol ⓘ Berta quarry and mine	[Calcite] Calvo et al. (2006)
Lleida Pallars Sobirà Baix Pallars Peramea ⓘ Solita Mine	[Calcite var: Cobalt-bearing Calcite] Calvo Rebollar (2012)
Galicia Lugo Incio Vila de Mouros Pacios ⓘ Impensada Mine (Magnesitas de Rubián)	[Magnesite] Victor Pais Collection +2 other references
Quiroga Folgoso do Courel Santa Eufemia ⓘ La Campa mine	[Siderite] Victor Pais Collection
Murcia Cartagena Campos de Golf area El Puntal ⓘ Herculano Mine	[Calcite] Calvo (1996)
Navarre Esteríbar Eugui ⓘ Azcárate Quarry (Azkarate Quarry)	[Magnesite] Schubnel et al. (1984) +1 other reference
Valencian Community Alicante ⓘ Albatera	[Magnesite] Honrubia et al. (2002)

Sweden
Örebro County Örebro Glanshammar ⓘ Ekeberg marble quarry	[Calcite] Torbjörn Lorin collection

Switzerland
Valais Westlich Raron ⓘ Lötschberg Base Tunnel (south section)	[Calcite] Ansermet (2004) +1 other reference

UK
England Cornwall Carn Brea Pool ⓘ Tincroft Mine	[Siderite] Phillips (1823) +3 other references
Cumbria Copeland Egremont Bigrigg ⓘ Bigrigg Mine	[Calcite] Bancroft (1973)
Devon West Devon Buckland Monachorum ⓘ Virtuous Lady Mine	[Siderite] Paul De Bondt collection +3 other references
Northern Ireland County Antrim ⓘ Dunseverick	[Calcite] Trevor Boyd Collection

USA
Colorado Moffat County ⓘ Irish Canyon	[Calcite] Maneotis: 2009
ⓘ Talking Mountain Mine	[Calcite] Mathew Maneotis data. +1 other reference
Ouray County ⓘ Idarado Mine	[Calcite, Calcite var: Manganese-bearing Calcite] Muntyan (1995)
Park County Alma Mining District Mount Bross Detroit City Claim Block ⓘ Sweet Home Mine	[Rhodochrosite] Rocks & Min.:61:7 +3 other references
Saguache County ⓘ Houselog Creek	[Calcite] Jim Hall 2009
Connecticut Fairfield County Danbury ⓘ Agstone Company Limestone Quarry	[Calcite] Januzzi (1959) +1 other reference
Trumbull Long Hill ⓘ Old Mine Plaza construction site	[Calcite] J. Zolan Collection +2 other references
Hartford County East Granby ⓘ Roncari Quarry	[Calcite] Wolfe et al. (1960) +2 other references
Farmington ⓘ Farmington Trap Rock Quarry	[Calcite] Bartsch (1940)
New Britain ⓘ Arute Field	[Siderite] Moritz (n.d.)
ⓘ State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut)	[Calcite, Siderite] Moritz (n.d.)
Newington ⓘ 2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In)	[Calcite] Moritz (n.d.)
Litchfield County Roxbury Mine Hill ⓘ Roxbury Iron Mine	[Siderite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
Thomaston ⓘ State Routes 8 and 222 interchange	[Calcite] Moritz (n.d.)
Thomaston Dam ⓘ Thomaston Dam railroad cut	[Calcite] Rocks & Minerals: 34: 3. +4 other references
Woodbury Orenaug Hills ⓘ O & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry)	[Calcite] Cristofono (n.d.) +1 other reference
New Haven County Cheshire ⓘ Interstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange	[Calcite] Moritz (n.d.)
East Haven ⓘ Cinque Quarry	[Calcite] Powell (1987)
Southbury ⓘ Bates' Rock Road	[Calcite] Bill Barrett collection
New London County Salem ⓘ Renz Quarry	[Siderite] Visual ID by Mike Polletta And Jeremy ...
Tolland County Willington ⓘ Becker Quarry	[Calcite, Magnesite, Magnesite var: Iron-bearing Magnesite] Ague (1995)
Florida Citrus County Lecanto ⓘ Crystal Springs No. 2 quarry	[Calcite]
Okeechobee County Fort Drum ⓘ Rucks' Pit	[Calcite] Moore (2005)
Georgia Floyd County Rome ⓘ Florida Rock Quarry (Berry Quarry; Ledbetter Brothers Quarry)	[Calcite] Rocks & Min.:64:195.
Pickens County Marble Hill ⓘ New York Quarry	[Calcite] Rocks & Min.: 64:203.
Kentucky ⓘ Casey County	[Calcite] T. Kennedy collection
Hart County Horse Cave ⓘ Horse Cave Quarry	[Calcite] Visual identification by Mike Polletta
Henry County Lockport ⓘ Lockport vein	[Calcite] Barite Deposits of Kentucky
Maine Oxford County Buckfield ⓘ Bennett Quarry	[Rhodochrosite] King et al. (1994)
Massachusetts Bristol County Acushnet ⓘ Acushnet Quarry	[Calcite]
Middlesex County ⓘ Marlborough	[Calcite] Harvard Museum of Natural History
Michigan Houghton County Franklin Township Pewabic ⓘ Pewabic Mine	[Calcite] Heinrich et al. (2004)
Quincy Township ⓘ Quincy Mine	[Calcite] - (2005)
Missouri Jasper County Joplin Field ⓘ Blakie No. 2 mine	[Calcite] Publications of the Field Columbian ...
ⓘ Webb City	[Calcite] Conroy (2023)
Reynolds County Ellington ⓘ Sweetwater Mine	[Calcite] Afifi et al. (1988) +4 other references
West Fork ⓘ Fletcher Mine	[Calcite] Afifi et al. (1988) +3 other references
ⓘ West Fork Mine	[Calcite] Econ Geol (1992) +1 other reference
Montana Silver Bow County Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District) ⓘ Travona Mine	[Rhodochrosite] Manganese at Butte +2 other references
Nevada Elko County Bootstrap Mining District ⓘ Meikle Mine	[Calcite] Barrick Gold Corporation
New Hampshire Coos County Gorham ⓘ Mascot Mine	[Siderite, Smithsonite] A. Plante collection +3 other references
New Jersey Essex County Livingston Livingston ⓘ Fawn Drive excavations	[Calcite] Gary Moldovany +1 other reference
Passaic County Little Falls Township ⓘ Houdaille Quarry	[Calcite] Specimens in numerous collections ...
New Mexico Socorro County Magdalena Mining District ⓘ Kelly Mine	[Smithsonite] Lindgren et al. (1910) +4 other references
New York Monroe County Penfield ⓘ Penfield Quarry	[Calcite] Jensen (1942)
St. Lawrence County Fowler Balmat ⓘ Empire State No. 4 Mine	[Calcite] Robinson et al. (2007)
Rossie ⓘ Rossie Lead Mines	[Calcite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
North Carolina Davidson County Cid Mining District ⓘ Conrad Hill Mine (Dodge Hill Mine)	[Siderite] Steve Adams +1 other reference
Pennsylvania Snyder County Middleburg Township Paxtonville ⓘ National Limestone Quarry No. 1	[Calcite] Collection of Jeff Wilson (Field Trips, The North Jersey Mineralogical Society)
ⓘ York County	[Calcite] Lapham et al. (1965)
West York ⓘ White Pigment Quarry	[Calcite] Berkheiser (1983)
ⓘ York	[Calcite] Lapham et al. (1965)
ⓘ York Building Supply Quarry	[Calcite] Lapham et al. (1965)
Rhode Island Providence County Lincoln Lime Rock ⓘ Conklin Quarry	[Calcite] Carr et al. (1981) +2 other references
South Dakota Jackson County ⓘ Rattlesnake Butte	[Calcite] Roberts et al. (1965)
Tennessee Smith County Carthage ⓘ Elmwood Mine	[Calcite] Kyle (1976) +1 other reference
Vermont Windsor County Rochester ⓘ Vermont Verde Antique International quarry	[Magnesite] Rocks & Min. Vol. 71 (1996)
Washington Grant County Coulee City ⓘ Coulee City Marina	[Siderite] T Douglas Schonewald Collection
King County Snoqualmie Mining District Hansen Creek area ⓘ Humpback Mountain	[Siderite] Eric He's Collection +1 other reference
Wisconsin Dodge County Iron Ridge Mining District (Neda Iron Mining District) Iron Ridge Mines ⓘ Iron Ridge Mine (Neda Mine; Oliver Mine)	[Siderite] Hawley (1934)
ⓘ Mayville Shaft Mine	[Siderite] Hawley (1934)
Lafayette County Shullsburg area ⓘ Calumet Mine (Calumet and Hecla Mine; C&H Mine; Shullsburg Mine; Eagle Picher)	[Calcite] Rocks & Min.: 59:68 & 64:14. +2 other references
Wyoming Park County ⓘ Dead Indian Hill	[Calcite] C. Tucker collection

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