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Limestone quarry, Rudňany, Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region, Slovakiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 53' 53'' North , 20° 40' 0'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Spišská Nová Ves39,195 (2018)9.2km
Žehra2,360 (2017)12.8km
Spišské Podhradie3,780 (2012)13.0km
Levoča14,511 (2016)14.8km
Krompachy8,812 (2012)15.3km
Name(s) in local language(s):
vápencový lom, Rudňany, okres Spišská Nová Ves, Košický kraj, Slovenská republika


Active limestone quarry. In 1977-1978, this quarry produced fine specimens with yellow calcite scalenohedra up to 20 cm in size.

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1 valid mineral.

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Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Dojčanský Ľ. (2017): Kalcity z vápencového lomu pri Rudňanoch. Minerál, 25, 1, 94-96 (in Slovak).

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO3)
Calcite14.1.1.1CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3

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Dojčanský Ľ. (2017): Kalcity z vápencového lomu pri Rudňanoch. Minerál, 25, 1, 94-96 (in Slovak).

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