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
National Copper Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant 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 National Copper Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:176068
Long-form Identifier:1:3:176068:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCalifornia Gulch Fluorspar Prospects, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘBurro Chief Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘContact Mine, Little Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘAustin-Amazon Mine, Burro Peak, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘCopeland Shaft, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘSprouse Mine, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘEccles Mine, Bullard Peak, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘBlack Hawk Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘAlhambra Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘRose Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Gillerman, Elliot G. (1964) Mineral deposits of western Grant County, New Mexico. Bulletin 83. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 213pp. doi:10.58799/b-83
 
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