Classification |
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Species: | Calcite var: Iron-bearing Calcite |
Formula: | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
Comments: | "Ferroan calcite is abundant and is intimately associated with the zeolites. The calcites are various shades of yellow, orange and brown, are translucent to opaque, and occur in a number of spectacular forms such as clubs which sometimes taper to fragile stems providing the point of attachment to the matrix; 'bow-ties'; hemispheres and nodules. The various structures are usually made up of tightly packed fibres which give a silky appearance to the specimen when held in a certain direction. Calcite also occurs as yellowish brown glassy prisms. Simple calcite rhombs are rare, although 'dog-tooth spar' is not uncommon." |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Iron-bearing Calcite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view F-19 Freeway Cutting, Abbotsford, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 89434 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:89434:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 584edc85-4242-474d-9b30-51f8e667dda8 |
Nearest other occurrences of Iron-bearing Calcite |
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0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘF-19 Freeway cutting, Fairfield, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘCorporation quarries, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
3.8km (2.4 miles) | ⓘBurnley Tunnel, Richmond, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘBrunswick quarries, Brunswick, City of Moreland, Victoria, Australia |
13.4km (8.3 miles) | ⓘBoral Limited quarry, Bundoora, City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia |
84.8km (52.7 miles) | ⓘBasalt quarry, Jindivick, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia |
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