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Calcite from
Fedj el Adoum Mine, Fedj-el-Adoum, Siliana, Tunisia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fedj el Adoum Mine, Fedj-el-Adoum, Siliana, Tunisia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:925946
Long-form Identifier:1:3:925946:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘBou Grine Mine (Bougrine Mine), Es-Sers, Kef, Tunisia
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘDjebba Mine, Djebba, Béja, Tunisia
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘEl Aguiba deposit, Nebeur, Kef, Tunisia
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘAin el Bey deposit, Béja, Tunisia
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘOued Jebs deposit, Bir Mcherga, Zaghouan, Tunisia
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘDjebel Sekarna Mine (Sekarna deposit), Djebel Sekarna, Siliana, Tunisia
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘJebel Ben Amara deposit, Båjah (Beja; Bedja), Béja, Tunisia
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘDjebel Hallouf Mine, Djebel Hallouf, Jendouba, Tunisia
67.2km (41.7 miles) ⓘDjebel Chouichia (Jebel Chouichia; Chouichia deposit), Jendouba Nord, Jendouba, Tunisia
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘDjebel Oust deposit, Bir Mcherga, Zaghouan, Tunisia
References
G Brandstetter collection
Service Geologique de Tunesie label and specimen
Babbou-Abdelmalek, C., Sebei, A., & Chaabani, F. (2011). Incurred environmental risks and potential contamination sources in an abandoned mine site. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 5(11), 894-915.
 
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