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Calcite from
Spurrite skarn lens, South Peak (South Sisters Peak), Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA


Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spurrite skarn lens, South Peak (South Sisters Peak), Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:176948
Long-form Identifier:1:3:176948:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘLindy Ann claims, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘCanon Mine, Middle Peak (Middle Sisters Peak), Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘMarie Mine, Cincinnati vein system, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘHomestead prospect, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘSection 9 Mine, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
6.8km (4.3 miles) ⓘCincinnati Mine, Cincinnati vein system, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘMahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘComfort claim, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospects west of Black Hawk Mine, Cincinnati vein system, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBlack Hawk Mine, Cincinnati vein system, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
References
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