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Calcite from
Leatherwood Mine group (Apache group), Mount Bigelow, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:As sulfide-bearing veinlets.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Leatherwood Mine group (Apache group), Mount Bigelow, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:179503
Long-form Identifier:1:3:179503:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘOracle Ridge Mine, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘMaudina Mine (Campo Bonito gp; Bonito Mines; Other claims; Maudina claims/property), Campo Bonito Mines, Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘMorning Star claim, Southern Belle Mine (Southern Belle gp; Morning Star property/claims), Apache Peak area, Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘPure Gold Mine, Campo Bonito Mines, Apache Peak area, Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘBurney Mines (Copper Rose Mine; Canyon del Oro Mines Inc.; Birthday Mine; Stove Lid Mine; Lead Reef Mine), Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Mine (Bearcat group; Madre del Oro Mine; Lovejoy property), Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘChristmas claims, Redington Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘWestern end, Pusch Ridge, Pima County, Arizona, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘPeppersauce Canyon (Peppersauce Wash), San Pedro Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘSan Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Peterson & Creasey (1943)
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 131 (Table 4)
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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