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Calcite from
Five Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stilbite Subgroup3
Gmelinite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Five Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:312400
Long-form Identifier:1:3:312400:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Diamond Island, Five Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘFive Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘLynn Road barite occurrence, Lower Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘMcKay Head, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘEureka mine (Old barite mine; Duncan mine), Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘNew Brittain Road, Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘClarke Head, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘWasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘSwan Creek, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘEconomy, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘWhale Cove, Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Walker, Thomas L., Parsons, Arthur L. (1922) The zeolites of Nova Scotia. Contributions to Canadian Mineralogy, University of Toronto Press. 13-73
 
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