| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Habit: | Cubic or tooth shaped crystals in limestone pockets. |
| Colour: | transparent to white, yellow, orange |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Marcasite | 27 |
| Galena | 8 |
| Pyrite | 7 |
| Dolomite | 5 |
| Quartz | 4 |
| Baryte | 3 |
| Sphalerite | 3 |
| Pyrobitumen | 2 |
| Kaolinite | 2 |
| Goethite | 1 |
| Fluorite | 1 |
| Hematite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (69 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 275693 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:275693:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | ⓘDolomies de Marche-Les-Dames quarry, Namêche, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘSavena mine, Vedrin, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘVelaine, Jambes, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘSamson, Thon-Samson, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 7.3km (4.5 miles) | ⓘScladina Cave, Sclayn, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | ⓘSclayn quarry, Sclayn, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 9.2km (5.7 miles) | ⓘSclaigneaux slag locality, Seilles, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 10.2km (6.3 miles) | ⓘHaies-Monet, Landenne, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 10.7km (6.6 miles) | ⓘBoltry quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 11.1km (6.9 miles) | ⓘFloriffoux colliery, Floriffoux, Floreffe, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium |
| References |
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Blondieau, Michel, Hatert, Frédéric, Defoy, Michel (2012) Minéralogie de la carrière de Beez, Province de Namour, Belgique [Mineralogy of the Beez quarry, Province of Namour, Belgium]. Le Règne Minéral, 18 (104). 5-26 |
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Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium