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Calcite from
Amethyst Cove (Captain Kidd's Cove), Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Locality type:Cove
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Habit:Various. Equant rhombs, simple and modified, are the most common.
Colour:white, yellow-brown
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Heulandite Subgroup1
Quartz1
Analcime1
Apophyllite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Amethyst Cove (Captain Kidd's Cove), Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:135295
Long-form Identifier:1:3:135295:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘCape Sharp, West Bay, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘCape Split, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘPartridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘCape Blomidon, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘRoss Creek, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘArlington quarry, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘSwan Creek, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘClarke Head, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘWasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘWards Brook, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Jackson, C.T.; Alger, F. (1832) Remarks on the Mineralogy and Geology of the Peninsula of Nova Scotia. E. W. Metcalf and Co.
 
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