| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Colour: | White, creamy white, reddish, brown |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Pyrite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Walton baryte mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 135240 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:135240:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘRainy Cove, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘWhale Cove, Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘCambridge Cove, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 10.5km (6.5 miles) | ⓘTennecape (Tenecape; Tennycape; Teny Cape), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 12.0km (7.5 miles) | ⓘCheverie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 12.5km (7.8 miles) | ⓘStephens mine, Cheverie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘTennycape mine (Teny Cape mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 12.6km (7.9 miles) | ⓘMacumber mine, Cheverie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 20.2km (12.6 miles) | ⓘFive Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 22.6km (14.0 miles) | ⓘEconomy, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| References |
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Wallace, Chaneil J., Kontak, Daniel J., Turner, Elizabeth C., Fayek, Mostafa (2025) Origin of Siderite and Baryte in a Carbonate-Replacement Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu Sulphide Deposit: Walton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Minerals, 15 (3). doi:10.3390/min15030327 |
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Walton baryte mine, Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada