| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | One gigantic crystal, nearly transparent, in the cabinet of Yale College, weight 165 pounds (75kg.) |
| Habit: | Highly modified, often transparent even when large. |
| Significance: | "Dana Locality" - A locality listed in 19th century editions of Dana's 'System of Mineralogy.' |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Galena | ⓘ6 photos of Calcite associated with Galena at this locality. |
| Cerussite | ⓘ2 photos of Calcite associated with Cerussite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Rossie Lead Mines, Rossie, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39361 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39361:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 7faffc87-d55e-4bce-bc59-5f0f3fe92702 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘRossie, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘRossie Galena Company Mine, Rossie, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘRossie Lead Mining Company Mine, Rossie, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 2.0km (1.2 miles) | ⓘRock Island road cut, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘVictoria Mine (Pardee Mine), Rossie, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 6.1km (3.8 miles) | ⓘYellow Lake North roadcut, Yellow Lake, Macomb Township, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 6.1km (3.8 miles) | ⓘYellow Lake South roadcut, Yellow Lake, Macomb Township, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 7.3km (4.5 miles) | ⓘGrass Lake, Rossie, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | ⓘRoute 3 Roadcut, Oxbow, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 7.7km (4.8 miles) | ⓘHicks farm (Agar spinel locality), Rossie, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| References |
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Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York. |
Rossie Lead Mines, Rossie, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA