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Calcite from
Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite1
Chlorite Group1
Chalcopyrite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27440
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27440:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘPrince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘHenty Mine, Tyndall Valley, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘComet mine, Comet Maestries Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘSouth Darwin prospect, Darwin, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘZeehan Western, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBismark, Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘColebrook Hill Mine, Colebrook Hill, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘViking Orebody, Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘRosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘAvebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Ralph Bottrill et al in prep.
Bottrill, R. S. (2000). A Mineralogical Field Guide for the Western Tasmania Minerals and Museums Tour.
 
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