Cave Calcite
A variety of Calcite
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About Cave Calcite
This page provides mineralogical data about Cave Calcite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
42482 (as Cave Calcite)
859 (as Calcite)
859 (as Calcite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:42482:6 (as Cave Calcite)
mindat:1:1:859:4 (as Calcite)
mindat:1:1:859:4 (as Calcite)
Synonyms of Cave Calcite
Varieties of Cave Calcite
Other Information
Health Risks:
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Internet Links for Cave Calcite
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References for Cave Calcite
Reference List:
Rehtijärvi, P., Kinnunen, K.A. (1979) Fluid and mineral inclusions and inclusion zones of cave calcite from Korsnäs Mine, western Finland. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, 51 (1). 75-79 doi:10.17741/bgsf/51.1-2.008
Gascoyne, M. (1992) Palaeoclimate determination from cave calcite deposits. Quaternary Science Reviews, 11 (6). 609-632 doi:10.1016/0277-3791(92)90074-i
Žák, Karel, Urban, Jan, Cı́lek, Václav, Hercman, Helena (2004) Cryogenic cave calcite from several Central European caves: age, carbon and oxygen isotopes and a genetic model. Chemical Geology, 206 (1) 119-136 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.01.012
Baldini, James U.L. (2010) The geochemistry of cave calcite deposits as a record of past climate. The Sedimentary Record, 8 (2) 4-9 doi:10.2110/sedred.2010.2.4
Riechelmann, Dana F.C., Deininger, Michael, Scholz, Denis, Riechelmann, Sylvia, Schröder-Ritzrau, Andrea, Spötl, Christoph, Richter, Detlev K., Mangini, Augusto, Immenhauser, Adrian (2013) Disequilibrium carbon and oxygen isotope fractionation in recent cave calcite: Comparison of cave precipitates and model data. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 103. 232-244 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2012.11.002
Localities for Cave Calcite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Kollerberg, Eggenberg, Graz, Styria, Austria