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Calcite from
Capitan deposit, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Capitan deposit, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1387129
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1387129:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘFort Stanton cave, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine, Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘHelen Rae Mine, Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘOld Abe Mine, White Oaks Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘLone Mountain Prospect, White Oaks Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘLittle Mack Mine, White Oaks Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine, Schelerville Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘCommercial Mine, Schelerville Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘCrow Mine (Silver Bar Mine), Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘSilver Plume Mine, Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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