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Calcite from
Crystal Mountain (Gebel Bellorat), New Valley Governorate, Egypt


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Calcite

Crystal Mountain, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
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Calcite

Crystal Mountain, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
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Calcite

Crystal Mountain, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
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Calcite

Crystal Mountain, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
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Calcite

Crystal Mountain, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
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Calcite

Crystal Mountain, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
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Calcite

Crystal Mountain, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
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Calcite

Crystal Mountain, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
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Calcite

Crystal Mountain, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
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Calcite

Crystal Mountain, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
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Calcite

Crystal Mountain, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
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Calcite

Crystal Mountain, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crystal Mountain (Gebel Bellorat), New Valley Governorate, Egypt
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:857859
Long-form Identifier:1:3:857859:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘWhite Desert, Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
78.6km (48.8 miles) ⓘEastern Paleochannel, Gebel El Hefhuf, El Bahariya Depression, Black Desert, Giza Governorate, Egypt
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘBahariya Oasis (Baharia Oasis), Giza Governorate, Egypt
References
Wanas, H. A., Pickford, M., Mein, P., Soliman, H. A., & Segalen, L. (2009). Late Miocene karst system at Sheikh Abdallah, between Bahariya and Farafra, Western Desert, Egypt: Implications for palaeoclimate and geomorphology. Geologica Acta: an international earth science journal, 7(4), 475-488.
 
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