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Calcite from
Athena Prospects, Red Hill District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Athena Prospects, Red Hill District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1455684
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1455684:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Athena Mine No. 1, Athena Prospects, Red Hill District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘSheridan mine, Big Hatchet Mountains Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘLead Queen Mine, Big Hatchet Mountains Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘWilson Prospect, Red Hill District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘU-Bar fault Prospects, Red Hill District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘRed Hill mine, Red Hill District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘAthena Mine No. 1, Athena Prospects, Red Hill District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘWinkler Anticline Prospect, Red Hill District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘRusty Ruthlee prospect, Antelope Wells-Dog Mountains Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘMonte Cristo Mine (Pearl Mine), Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘRidge Prospect (Hoggett Prospect; Broaddus prospect), Red Hill District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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