| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | Exceptional specimen in NHM, London 18 x 12.8 cm, year 1900 [see Bancroft, Peter (1973) The World's Finest Minerals and Crystals]. |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Significance: | Classic locality for this mineral (see references.) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Hematite | 10 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bigrigg Mine, Bigrigg, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (60 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 2653 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:2653:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘWyndham Mines, Bigrigg, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘMossbay Mine, Bigrigg, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘWoodend Mine, Bigrigg, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 0.6km (0.3 miles) | ⓘCroft Pit, Bigrigg, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘPallaflat Mine, Bigrigg, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘGillfoot Park & Helder Mines, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | ⓘCrowgarth Mine, Cleator Moor, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | ⓘCleator Moor Iron Mines, Cleator Moor, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 2.8km (1.8 miles) | ⓘFlorence Mine, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘUllcoats Mine, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK |
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Bigrigg Mine, Bigrigg, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK