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Iceland Spar from
Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland


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Iceland Spar

Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
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Iceland Spar

Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
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Iceland Spar

Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
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Iceland Spar

Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
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Iceland Spar

Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
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Iceland Spar

Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
04546290017272031054106.jpg
Iceland Spar

Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
03167680017272031062667.jpg
Iceland Spar

Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
05371290017271927845083.jpg
Iceland Spar

Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
02069090017271927874230.jpg
Iceland Spar

Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
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Iceland Spar

Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
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Iceland Spar

Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite var: Iceland Spar
Formula:CaCO3
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Iceland Spar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Helgustadir Mine, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68296
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68296:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Kristjansson, Leo (2002) Iceland Spar: The Helgustadir Calcite Locality and its Influence on the Development of Science. Journal of Geoscience Education, 50. p.419-427. doi:10.5408/1089-9995-50.4.419
 
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