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Calcite from
Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


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Calcite

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Calcite, etc.

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Manganese-bearing Calcite

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Calcite

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Calcite

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Calcite, etc.

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
04285790017363260313607.jpg
Manganese-bearing Calcite

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
03573210017272003277163.jpg
Calcite

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
00168910017363260314244.jpg
Calcite

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Calcite, etc.

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
04285790017363260313607.jpg
Manganese-bearing Calcite

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
03573210017272003277163.jpg
Calcite

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mimetite62
Hemimorphite44
Quartz27
- var Citrine4
- var Prase1
Pyrrhotite21
Hematite21
Goethite15
Fluorite9
Pyrite9
Siderite9
Gypsum9
Smithsonite8
Opal7
- var Opal-AN7
Wulfenite7
Limonite5
Rhodochrosite5
Creedite3
Galena3
Adamite3
Dolomite3
Sphalerite3
Willemite2
Hydrozincite1
Ilvaite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (104 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:109738
Long-form Identifier:1:3:109738:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Minerales Shaft 5, Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBuena Tierra Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSanta Rita Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLa Purísima Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSanto Domingo Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘAnimas Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCocineras Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘInglaterra Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSanta Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘSanta Juliana Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
References
Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 459 pp.pages 150, 210, 220
 
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