| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Peru Group Mines, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 973900 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:973900:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e78ce4cc-ebba-4834-924e-7a2810af2805 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘLucky OK Mine, Baxter Springs, Picher Field, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘScott Mine, Hockerville, Picher Field, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘMcKibben - Semple, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘBlue Ribbon and Lucky Jenny Mine, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘBallard Mine, Baxter Springs, Picher Field, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘNiday I, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘBlue Bonnett Mine, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA |
| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘHartley -Grantham Tract, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA |
| 2.3km (1.5 miles) | ⓘJohn Stoskopt, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA |
| 2.4km (1.5 miles) | ⓘSanta Fe Mine, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minerals, or they may specialize in just one species—calcite is a popular mineral for this. Other collectors...Aragonite is an orthorhombic mineral with point group 2/m 2/m 2/m. Aragonite occurring as untwinned crystals...Figure 1. Pseudohexagonal twins of aragonite on calcite, 10.3 cm across, from the Agrigento mine, Agrigento...Sicily, Italy. In addition to sulfur, the Sicilian mines have produced world-class specimens of aragonite...(1743–1822) who distinguished between aragonite and calcite based on cleavage, specific gravity, and crystallography |
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