| Locality type: | Area |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | Large and crystallographic complex transparent crystals |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Dolomite | ⓘ75 photos of Calcite associated with Dolomite at this locality. |
| Pyrite | ⓘ4 photos of Calcite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Galena | ⓘ2 photos of Calcite associated with Galena at this locality. |
| Hydrozincite | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Hydrozincite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view La Florida mining area, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (28 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 709383 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:709383:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 72043ee8-7774-4974-8752-8122b97a036b |
| Localities for Calcite in this Region |
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| El Soplao cave, La Florida mining area, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain |
| La Cuerre Mine, Rionansa (Herrerías), La Florida mining area, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘEl Soplao cave, La Florida mining area, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘLa Cuerre Mine, Rionansa (Herrerías), La Florida mining area, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain |
| 14.9km (9.3 miles) | ⓘHozarco Mine (Desfiladero de La Hermida), Piñeres, Peñarrubia, Cantabria, Spain |
| 15.8km (9.8 miles) | ⓘHermosa Mine, Sel del Haya, Cobijón, Udías, Cantabria, Spain |
| 24.7km (15.3 miles) | ⓘMercadal mines, Cartes, Cantabria, Spain |
| 26.3km (16.3 miles) | ⓘMaella mine, Puron, Llanes, Asturias, Spain |
| 26.6km (16.5 miles) | ⓘReocín Mine, Reocín, Cantabria, Spain |
| 28.8km (17.9 miles) | ⓘNieves Mine (Nieves Quarry), Viérnoles, Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain |
| 33.9km (21.0 miles) | ⓘLa Boriza Mine, Poo de Cabrales, Cabrales, Asturias, Spain |
| 34.0km (21.1 miles) | ⓘÁliva Mine, Camaleño, Cantabria, Spain |
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 | | Report (issue) | | Nuestra Señora del Carmen mines area, La Celia, Jumilla, Murcia, Spain. Fabre Minerals specimen and photo...some beautiful calcite specimens from a revered Spanish locality: the La Florida mining area, Herrería-Valdáliga-Rionansa...====================== Cantabria). The small Pb-Zn mines of the La Florida group have been inactive...came from this discovery. Calcite, 5.6 cm, from the La Florida mining area, Herrería-Valdáliga-Rionansa...nsa, Santander, Spain. Fabre Minerals specimen and photo. Another excellent Spanish dealer, Joan Rosell |
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La Florida mining area, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain