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Calcite, Australia

Posted by Rock Currier  
avatar Calcite, Australia
April 06, 2009 09:09AM
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Can you help make this a better article? What good localities have we missed? Can you supply pictures of better specimens than those we show here? Can you give us more and better information about the specimens from these localities? Can you supply better geological or historical information on these localities?

Calcite
CaCO3 trigonal

Here will go a good picture of a calcite specimen from Australia and general remarks about the calcite from this country. Here are some url's to some of the better Australian calcite specimens here on Mindat that can be considered for inclusion in the article. These, in most cases are just for temporary use until we can get images of the much better specimens that are almost certainly out there. We should also consider that there are probably localities out there with fine specimens that are not even mentioned on Mindat. Also in some instances there are sometimes pictures on Mindat, of specimens from a locality, but they were so ratty that I did not include them here, but there may also be really good specimens from there that we should talk about in this article.

Calcite
Austria
Ardglen Quarry (State Rail Quarry), Ardglen, Buckland

Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Ben Lomond, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Prospect Quarry, Prospect (Prospect Hill), Cumberland

Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Glenbawn Dam Quarry, Hunter Valley, Durham Co., New

South Wales, Australia
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Hanson Quarry (Hymix Quarry; Kulnura Quarry), Kulnura,

Northumberland Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Buckaroo Quarry, Mudgee, Phillip Co., New South Wales,

Australia
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Black Head, Shelly Beach, Ballina, Rous Co., New South

Wales, Australia
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Kandos, Roxburgh Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Consolidated Zinc Mine (NBHC Mine), Broken Hill,

Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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South Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South

Wales, Australia
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Southern Cross Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New

South Wales, Australia
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Zinc Corporation Mine (ZC Mine; NBHC Mine), Broken Hill,

Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Biggenden Mine (Mount Biggenden Mine; Biggenden Gold And

Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Bismuth Mine; Mount

Biggenden Magnetite Mine; Biggenden Quarry), Biggenden

Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Chillagoe, Chillagoe-Herberton District, Queensland,

Australia
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Red Dome Mine, Chillagoe, Chillagoe-Herberton District,

Queensland, Australia
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[www.mindat.org]
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[www.mindat.org]

Black Duck Creek, Junction View via Gatton, Queensland,

Australia
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Mary Kathleen Mine, Mt Isa, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area,

Queensland, Australia
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Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mt Isa, Mt Isa - Cloncurry

area, Queensland, Australia
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Montacute Blue Metals Quarry (Montacute Quarry), Montacute, South Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Penrice, Barossa Valley, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Mt Gambier, Southeast, South Australia, Australia



Savage River Mine, Corinna-Savage River district, Tasmania, Australia
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Hampshire district, Tasmania, Australia
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Hercules Mine, Mt Read, Williamsford, Rosebery district,

Tasmania, Australia
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Avebury Nickel Deposits, Zeehan district, Tasmania,

Australia
[www.mindat.org]

Renison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan district,

Tasmania, Australia
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Flowery Gully, Tasmania, Australia

Giblin St Quarry, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Boral quarry, Bridgewater, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Wayatina, Tas

Cethana Power tunnels, Cethana, Tas

Mt Lyell mine, Queenstown, Tas


Boral Limited quarry, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Mount Shadwell, Mortlake, Victoria, Australia
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Cadjebut mine, Fitzroy Crossing, Kimberley, Derby-West

Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Twelve Mile Bore-Goongewa (Prices Creek), Fitzroy

Crossing, Western Australia, Australia
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Rock Currier
Crystals not pistols.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/07/2009 01:59PM by Ralph Bottrill.
avatar Re: Calcite, Australia
April 06, 2009 01:15PM
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Rock
This is a good start, but again there are some notable omissions on mindat, especially in WA, Vic and SA.
A couple good sites in SA include Penrice and Mt Gambier, I am sure there are many more.
In Tasmania we should add the Flowery Gully, Giblin St and Bridgewater quarries, the Wayatina and Cethana Power tunnels and the Mt Lyell mine. I will see if I can find some pictures & info.
Ralph

Ralph



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/07/2009 01:50PM by Ralph Bottrill.
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