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Calcite from
Cantera de La Esfinge, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cantera de La Esfinge, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:827417
Long-form Identifier:1:3:827417:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘLomo de Las Lajas, Tejeda, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘCueva Blanca mountain, Agaete, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘLomo de las Casas, Barranco de Guayedra, Agaete, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘBarranco de Guayedra, Agaete, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘBarranco de la Palma, Risco Faneque, Agaete, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘFarallÃģn de Segura, Risco Faneque, Agaete, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘMorreta de Segura, Agaete, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘFaneroquito, Risco Faneque, Agaete, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘCruz de Tabaibal, El Risco, Agaete, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘFuente del Viento, Risco Faneque, Agaete, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
References
Personally collected in January 2013
Alex Hansen Machín (2009). Volcanología y geomorfología de la etapa de rejuvenecimiento plio-pleistocena de Gran Canaria (Islas Canarias). Tesis doctoral.
 
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