Calcite, Australia

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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
Australia
Ardglen Quarry (State Rail Quarry), Ardglen, Buckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Ben Lomond, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Prospect Quarry, Prospect (Prospect Hill), Cumberland Co., New South Wales, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Glenbawn Dam Quarry, Hunter Valley, Durham Co., New South Wales, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Hanson Quarry (Hymix Quarry; Kulnura Quarry), Kulnura, Northumberland Co., New South Wales, Australia
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Buckaroo Quarry, Mudgee, Phillip Co., New South Wales, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Black Head, Shelly Beach, Ballina, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Kandos, Roxburgh Co., New South Wales, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Consolidated Zinc Mine (NBHC Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
South Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Southern Cross Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Zinc Corporation Mine (ZC Mine; NBHC Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Biggenden Mine (Mount Biggenden Mine; Biggenden Gold And Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Magnetite Mine; Biggenden Quarry), Biggenden Shire, Queensland, Australia
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Chillagoe, Chillagoe-Herberton District, Queensland, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Red Dome Mine, Chillagoe, Chillagoe-Herberton District, Queensland, Australia
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Black Duck Creek, Junction View via Gatton, Queensland, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Mary Kathleen Mine, Mt Isa, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mt Isa, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Montacute Blue Metals Quarry (Montacute Quarry), Montacute, South Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Penrice, Barossa Valley, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia


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Australia
Savage River Mine, Corinna-Savage River district, Tasmania, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


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Australia
Hampshire district, Tasmania, Australia
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Hercules Mine, Mt Read, Williamsford, Rosebery district, Tasmania, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Avebury Nickel Deposits, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Renison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Flowery Gully, Tasmania, Australia
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Giblin St Quarry, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia


Calcite
Australia
Boral Limited quarry, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Mount Shadwell, Mortlake, Victoria, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Cadjebut mine, Fitzroy Crossing, Kimberley, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
[www.mindat.org]


Calcite
Australia
Twelve Mile Bore-Goongewa (Prices Creek), Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia
[www.mindat.org]



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Rock Currier
Crystals not pistols.



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 12/29/2012 07:59AM by Rock Currier.

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

Regards,
Ralph



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