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PostPosted: May 13, 2020 18:32    Post subject: Calcite Mexico  
I have a calcite that is just labeled Mexico and Im trying to find out a possible location.

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PostPosted: May 13, 2020 18:51    Post subject: Re: Calcite Mexico  
It suspiciously looks like a calcite from level 16 of the Potosi Mine in the West Camp of Santa Eulalia in Chihuahua.

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PostPosted: May 13, 2020 19:43    Post subject: Re: Calcite Mexico  
Looks like calcite from Henyan, China to me.
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www [dot] johnbetts-fineminerals [dot] com/jhbnyc/mineralmuseum/picshow.php?id=11992
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PostPosted: May 13, 2020 19:54    Post subject: Re: Calcite Mexico  
John Betts wrote:
Looks like calcite from Henyan, China to me.
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www [dot] johnbetts-fineminerals [dot] com/jhbnyc/mineralmuseum/picshow.php?id=11992

Thank you, the label was incorrect for Mexico,
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PostPosted: May 14, 2020 01:00    Post subject: Re: Calcite Mexico  
I agree, reminds me of Hengyang, Hunan ...
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