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Calcite from
Tintic Drain Tunnel (Knight Drain Tunnel), East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA


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Calcite

Tintic Drain Tunnel, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
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Calcite

Tintic Drain Tunnel, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
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Calcite

Tintic Drain Tunnel, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Dealer/Collection Label
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tintic Drain Tunnel (Knight Drain Tunnel), East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1509741
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1509741:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘIron Blossom Mine, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBurgin Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘDragon Mine (Dragon Consolidated Mine; Dragon Iron Mine; International S. & R. Company; Filtrol Halloysite Mine), Silver City, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘCarisa Mine (Carissa Mine; Clarissa Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘUpper dumps, North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘNorth Lily Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘGold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘYankee Consolidated Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
References
Collection of Rick Dalrymple
 
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