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Calcite from
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Calcite is common throughout the region in just about every crystal form imaginable. This region is a calcite collector's paradise.
Habit:Scalenohedra, rhombs, nailhead, hexagonal barrels, twins etc
Colour:Colorless, white, pinkish (manganoan), brown , black
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz100
- var Sceptre Quartz1
Fluorite85
Pyrrhotite59
Siderite57
Galena46
Pyrite25
Chalcopyrite25
Sphalerite24
Boulangerite9
Calcite9
- var Manganese-bearing Calcite9
Ilvaite8
Dolomite6
Arsenopyrite6
Magnetite5
Hedenbergite5
Jamesonite3
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)3
Chlorite Group3
Hisingerite1
Baryte1
Marcasite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (67 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:14262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:14262:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘDanburitovyi Mine, Dal'negorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘ1st Sovetskii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘBor Pit, Dal'negorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘVerkhnii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘ2nd Sovetskii Mine, Partizanskoe Pb-Zn deposit (Partizansky), Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘKrasnogorskoe Pb-Zn deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘYuzhnoe Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
58.0km (36.1 miles) ⓘVerkhnee Tin deposit, Karadubsky ore field, Kavalerovsky District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
72.5km (45.0 miles) ⓘArsen'evskoe Sn deposit (Arsen'evsky), Kavalerovsky District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘNamovskoe deposit, Malinovsky cluster, Dalnerechensky District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
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