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Calcite from
Alum Cave Bluff, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Cliff
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alum Cave Bluff, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:26024
Long-form Identifier:1:3:26024:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
21.8km (13.5 miles) East Fork Mine (East Fork manganese mine), East Fork Mining District, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) Tuckaleechee Caverns, Tuckaleechee Cove, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) Fontana Mine, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) Moss Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) Nantahala Talc and Limestone Mine, Hewitt, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) Tilley Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) Big Ridge Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) Cullowhee Mine, Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
49.5km (30.7 miles) Felknor mine, White Pine Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
50.8km (31.5 miles) Young Mine, New Market, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
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