| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Habit: | Crystals up to 3 cm in vugs, massive in association with fluorite. |
| Colour: | transparent, yellow to orange |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Pyrite | ⓘ5 photos of Calcite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Fluorite | ⓘ4 photos of Calcite associated with Fluorite at this locality. |
| Dolomite | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Dolomite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Cimescaut quarry, Antoing, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 406785 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:406785:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | fb96b71d-be39-41ac-a1d8-f0069eb8f5f9 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘLemay Quarry, Vaulx, Tournai, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 3.3km (2.1 miles) | ⓘGaurain-Ramecroix, Tournai, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘTournai borehole, Tournai, Tournai, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 16.3km (10.1 miles) | ⓘMont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 17.5km (10.9 miles) | ⓘBlaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 28.3km (17.6 miles) | ⓘTertre, Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 29.7km (18.4 miles) | ⓘTerril St Antoine coal dump, Boussu, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 32.3km (20.1 miles) | ⓘLens, Lens, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 32.7km (20.3 miles) | ⓘTerril Charbon de Marcasse coal dump, Warquignies, Colfontaine, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 32.8km (20.4 miles) | ⓘCUP quarry, Lessines, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
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Cimescaut quarry, Antoing, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium