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Calcite from
Hvalstöðin (Hvalstöd), Hvalfjarðarsveit, Western Region, Iceland


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Habit:Rhombic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6 photos of Calcite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Yugawaralite2 photos of Calcite associated with Yugawaralite at this locality.
Heulandite Subgroup2 photos of Calcite associated with Heulandite Subgroup at this locality.
Laumontite1 photo of Calcite associated with Laumontite at this locality.
Ilvaite1 photo of Calcite associated with Ilvaite at this locality.
Hematite1 photo of Calcite associated with Hematite at this locality.
Epistilbite1 photo of Calcite associated with Epistilbite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hvalstöðin (Hvalstöd), Hvalfjarðarsveit, Western Region, Iceland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:421487
Long-form Identifier:1:3:421487:8
GUID (UUID V4):decf3abb-61a9-4f6d-b668-1a9dc35e9be9
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.5km (0.9 miles) Þyrill Mountain (Thyrill), Hvalfjarðarsveit, Western Region, Iceland
15.8km (9.8 miles) Eyrarfjall Mountain, Kjósarhreppur, Capital Region, Iceland
16.1km (10.0 miles) Hvalfjarðareyri (Hvaleyri), Kjósarhreppur, Capital Region, Iceland
28.1km (17.5 miles) Borgarnes, Borgarfjördur, Borgarbyggð, Western Region, Iceland
30.5km (18.9 miles) Úlfarsfell, Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
33.1km (20.6 miles) Nesjavellir geothermal field, Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur, Southern Region, Iceland
54.4km (33.8 miles) Banaflatir road cut, Dalabyggð, Western Region, Iceland
60.1km (37.3 miles) Sog valley, Trolladyngja, Grindavíkurbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland
74.9km (46.6 miles) Svartsengi Power Station, Grindavíkurbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland
89.9km (55.9 miles) Grettistak, Húnaþing vestra, Northwestern Region, Iceland
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