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Calcite-Rhodochrosite Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals

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Calcite

Scott Mine, Hockerville, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA

Calcite, etc.

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia

Calcite, etc.

La Florida mining area, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain

Calcite

Scott Mine, Hockerville, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA

Calcite, etc.

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia

Calcite, etc.

La Florida mining area, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain

Calcite

Scott Mine, Hockerville, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA

Calcite, etc.

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia

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About Calcite-Rhodochrosite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Series Formula:

CaCO₃ to MnCO₃

A series between Calcite and Rhodochrosite

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

8682

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:8682:6

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:

Paleoproterozoic to Cretaceous : 1782.5 ± 3.7 Ma to 68 Ma - based on 5 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
SiO₂	0.86 %
Fe₂O₃	0.49 %
Al₂O₃	0.14 %
MnO	3.95 %
CaO	50.68 %
MgO	0.61 %
CO₂	41.45 %
H₂O	0.11 %
Insolubles	1.30 %
MnCO₃		92.41 %
FeCO₃		0.64 %
CaCO₃		5.86 %
MgCO₃		1.12 %
Total:	99.59 %	100.03 %

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	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.

Crystallography of Calcite-Rhodochrosite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		293
0000989	Calcite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		293
0000988	Calcite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		293
0000987	Calcite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		293
0000986	Calcite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		293
0000985	Calcite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		293
0000984	Calcite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		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		293
0000100	Rhodochrosite	Graf D L (1961) Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates American Mineralogist 46 1283-1316	1961		293
0000098	Calcite	Graf D L (1961) Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates American Mineralogist 46 1283-1316	1961		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		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		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		293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Temperature dependence of the structural parameters
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 Note: T = 702 C
 Note: P = 101 kPa
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1 photo of Calcite-Rhodochrosite Series associated with 'Cave Onyx'

CaCO₃

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References for Calcite-Rhodochrosite SeriesHide

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Krieger, Philip (1930) Notes on an X-ray diffraction study of the series calcite-rhodochrosite. American Mineralogist, 15 (1) 23-29

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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 Yancowinna Co. Broken Hill district ⓘ Broken Hill	[Calcite, Calcite var: Manganese-bearing Calcite] Worner et al. (1982)

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)

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
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

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	[Calcite var: Cobalt-bearing Calcite] www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com +1 other reference

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Drôme Nyons Beauvoisin ⓘ Beauvoisin septaria occurrence	[Calcite] Yves Masson collection +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)
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
Schleswig-Holstein Pinneberg Helgoland ⓘ North Coast (Felswatt; incl. Lange Anna)	[Calcite] Markus Gerstmann - Collection +1 other reference

Greece
Central Macedonia Chalkidiki Aristotelis Kassandra mining district ⓘ Madem-Lakkos	[Rhodochrosite] Gatedal (n.d.) +2 other references

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 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)
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)

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

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 ...
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] 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)
Murcia Cartagena Campos de Golf area El Puntal ⓘ Herculano Mine	[Calcite] Calvo (1996)

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 Cumbria Copeland Egremont Bigrigg ⓘ Bigrigg Mine	[Calcite] Bancroft (1973)
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 ⓘ State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut)	[Calcite] Moritz (n.d.)
Newington ⓘ 2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In)	[Calcite] Moritz (n.d.)
Litchfield County 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
Tolland County Willington ⓘ Becker Quarry	[Calcite] 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 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 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
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
Wisconsin 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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