Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Calcite |
Formula: | CaCO3 |
Comments: | Generally small, blocky crystals. |
Habit: | Blocky |
Colour: | White |
Luminescent properties: | Fluorescent pink under both long wave UV and short wave UV |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Magnetite | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Magnetite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Scotch Lake quarry (George's River quarry; Dominion Coal and Steel Company quarry; Dominion Iron and Steel Company quarry), Scotch Lake, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 749759 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:749759:9 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 1980a460-1094-4369-9001-824ec54bfd10 |
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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9.4km (5.8 miles) | ⓘFrenchvale quarry, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
11.2km (6.9 miles) | ⓘCoxheath Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
39.6km (24.6 miles) | ⓘEagle Head (Deep Cove), Gabarus Bay, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
42.5km (26.4 miles) | ⓘMcMillan Brook, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
44.1km (27.4 miles) | ⓘBras D'Or Lake howlite locality, Iona, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
44.3km (27.5 miles) | ⓘEnon Lake, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
59.7km (37.1 miles) | ⓘTrout Brook, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
72.9km (45.3 miles) | ⓘLime Hill, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
79.3km (49.3 miles) | ⓘNational Gypsum Company quarries, Dingwall, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
84.2km (52.3 miles) | ⓘFinlay Point, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
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