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Calcite from
Ross-Adams Mine, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, 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 Ross-Adams Mine, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1584076
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1584076:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘAtom Marietta prospect, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘCarol Ann; Carol Ann No. 1; Carol Ann No. 2; Carol Ann No 3; Dotson Prospects, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘR. and L., South Prince of Wales Wilderness, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘJohnson and Gouley; unnamed Occurrences, McLean Arm, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘCordova Prospects, Klinkwan, South Prince of Wales Wilderness, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘPolson & Ickis Prospect (Apex; Hillside; Wano; Adit; Astor; Daly-West; Veda; Thompson Prospects), McLean Arm, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - DE043), Stone Rock Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘCymru Mine, Miller Lake (Mineral Lake), Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘWednesday Prospect, Paul Lake, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘBeauty prospect (Triangle No. 2; Home; Welcome prospects), Dolomi Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
Dostal, Jaroslav (2023) Jurassic Uranium-Thorium Deposit of Peralkaline Granitic Rocks, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Southeastern Alaska. Minerals, 13 (8). 1032 doi:10.3390/min13081032
 
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