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Calcite from
Martin Mine, Black Rock Point, Black Rock Point Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Occurs as a cementing material.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Martin Mine, Black Rock Point, Black Rock Point Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1297110
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1297110:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘPlot No. 8 claim, Black Rock Point, Black Rock Point Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
15.4km (9.5 miles) ⓘCarrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
25.0km (15.6 miles) ⓘGravel Cap Mine (Oak Springs Mine; Oak Springs Gravel Cap Mine), Northeast Carrizo Mountains Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘNelson Point mine, Eastside mines, Shiprock District, San Juan County, New Mexico, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘ4b Mine, White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘGarnet Ridge, Dennehotso, Apache County, Arizona, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘLukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘCato Sells Mine (Cato Sells Monument Mine; Cato Sells tract 1 and 2), Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘMonument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘRepete Mine, Montezuma Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
Scarborough, Robert B. (1981), Radioactive occurrences and uranium production in Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Report for U.S. Department of Energy (Atomic Energy Commission), GJBX-143. RME-2071: 118
Chenoweth, W.L., (2014) The Geology and Production History of the Black Rock Point Nos. 1 and 3 Uranium-Vanadium Mines, Apache County, Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Report, CR-14-B, 12 p.
 
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