Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Calcite from
Why Not - Clipper - Gold Mine group, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz 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 Why Not - Clipper - Gold Mine group, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:172140
Long-form Identifier:1:3:172140:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure Mine, Socorro Peak, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘAlaskan Mine, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘSnowball Mine, Weldon Hill, Ellsworth Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘArrastre Gulch prospect, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘLions Den Mine, Weldon Hill, Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘHarquahala Mine, Bonanza and Golden Eagle Mine group, Martin Peak, Salome, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘWebb Mine (Webb claims; Webb group), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘGiblin claims, Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘBlack Queen Mine (Hatton claims; Amour group; Armour group), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘVictory No. 1 & 2 claims (Gallagher and Flynn claims; Black Warrior claims), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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