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Calcite from
Loma Plata Mine (Big Mine; Silver Dome Mountain prospect), Presidio County, Texas, 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 Loma Plata Mine (Big Mine; Silver Dome Mountain prospect), Presidio County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:200728
Long-form Identifier:1:3:200728:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘWood prospect (Ojo Bonito prospect), Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘSullivan Mine (Carr Mine), Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘRoss mine, Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘMontezuma mine and Montezuma Mining Co. prospects, Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘChinati mine, Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘPerry mine, Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘMacDaniel prospect (Leland prospect), Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘPresidio Mine, Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘGleim mine, Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Presidio County, Texas, USA
References
Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622
 
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