| Locality type: | Exposure |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | Whem dissolving the Calcite away, Almandine garnets and Arfvedsonite crystals occurs. |
| Habit: | Massive, filling Almandine garnet pockets |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Almandine | ⓘ8 photos of Calcite associated with Almandine at this locality. |
| Arfvedsonite | ⓘ3 photos of Calcite associated with Arfvedsonite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kamiaba, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 510177 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:510177:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | d525bfbf-fa5b-4d3a-a9d6-842baa9e1818 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 25.5km (15.8 miles) | ⓘKansanshi Mine, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia |
| 84.4km (52.5 miles) | ⓘKipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 89.8km (55.8 miles) | ⓘMindingi Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 90.1km (56.0 miles) | ⓘTantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 90.4km (56.2 miles) | ⓘShinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 96.9km (60.2 miles) | ⓘLuishia Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Catalog/List | | the numerous colticellite crystals embedded in calcite and Magnetite lectors and suppliers of Brasilian...beauty of this specimen crystal ( 1.2 x I. I cm) in calcite. The entire completely covered with snow-white...x 5.5 cm) is diopside-calcite pericline of varying sizes. The specimen calcite crystals (to 3.5 x 3.5...lusterous hedenbergite crystals (to 0 .8 cm) with gray calcite rhombohedra. (Most hedenbergites from this locality...locality do not show this association as the calcite is completely etched away to show long hedenbergite |
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