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Calcite from
Red Canyon claims (NBMG sample site No. 4405), Red Canyon Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Canyon claims (NBMG sample site No. 4405), Red Canyon Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1273501
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1273501:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘRuby Hill Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘSuprise Mine (NBMG Sample Site #3482 & #3483), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘDivide Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘLast Laugh Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘFullstone prospect, Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘCasting Copper Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
17.1km (10.7 miles) ⓘPine Nut Molybdenum Prospect (Pine Nut deposit; Gardnerville Mine Area; Alpine Claim; Cosmos Claim; Extension Claim; Owl Claim; Ramona Claim; Scheelite Claim; Tungstate Claim), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘPreachers Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mine, Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘHill 5644, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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