Usolite
A variety of Calcite
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About Usolite
Formula:
CaCO3
Name:
Named (unofficially) by John Hutchings of the eponymous museum in Utah for crystals found in the USA Mine, Bingham Canyon, Utah. Named both for the mine and for the US, according to reports here: http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,323427,372595#msg-372595
A variety of Calcite
A casual name given to a small number of calcite crystals showing second generations rhombs growing up the edges and terminating a first generation scalenohedron.
A casual name given to a small number of calcite crystals showing second generations rhombs growing up the edges and terminating a first generation scalenohedron.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
46865 (as Usolite)
859 (as Calcite)
859 (as Calcite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:46865:3 (as Usolite)
mindat:1:1:859:4 (as Calcite)
mindat:1:1:859:4 (as Calcite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
7ac75fc8-f2de-4dc0-ace8-ed97c3d15a06 (as Usolite)
f04bfe4a-f64d-45bf-b090-a5e88525ece4 (as Calcite)
f04bfe4a-f64d-45bf-b090-a5e88525ece4 (as Calcite)
Chemistry of Usolite
Mindat Formula:
CaCO3
Elements listed:
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Usolite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-46865.html
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References for Usolite
Reference List:
Bingham Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA