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Calcite from
Silver King Mine, Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, 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 Silver King Mine, Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:150171
Long-form Identifier:1:3:150171:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMagma Chief Copper Mine (Magma Chief group of claims; Magma Chief Mine; Patented claims MS 3482; Patented claim MS 3483), Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘQueen Creek Quarry, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘLake Superior and Arizona Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘResolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘDaggs group of claims, Belmont Mine (Belmont Copper property; Goodwin Mine; Monte Carlo claim; Smith lease; Doggs Mine; Lone Star Mine), Belmont Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘBelmont Mine (Belmont Copper property; Goodwin Mine; Monte Carlo claim; Smith lease; Doggs Mine; Lone Star Mine), Belmont Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘGrand Pacific Mine (Grand Pacific Copper Company property; Grand Pacific claims; Pacific group; Pacific Mine; Climax; Sandal group), Pacific Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘMagmatic Copper Mine (Magmatic Copper Company claims; Stacy claims; Lode Star claims), Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘCarlota Mine, Pinto Valley Mine, Pinto Creek, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 21:431
Wilson, E.D., et al (1950), Arizona zinc and lead deposits, part I, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 156: 98.
 
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