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Calcite from
Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Veinlets; abundant in the mine.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:209381
Long-form Identifier:1:3:209381:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘParker prospect (Parker claim), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine (Rainbow deposit; Rainbow lode; Rainbow prospect; Rainbow group), Turkey Creek Station, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘPocahontas Mine (Pocahontas Copper Queen Mining Co. Mine; Copper Dome claims; Patented claims MS 1746; Claims MS 4624), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘYavapai Onyx Mining Corp. quarries, Big Bug Creek, Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘMayer Onyx Quarry, Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘCordes, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘGolden Belt Mine (Golden Turkey Extension Mine), Cleator, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘGolden Turkey Mine (Silver Pheasant Mine), Turkey Creek, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘFrench Lily Mine (French Lilly Mine; Cedar Talisman Mine), Turkey Creek Station, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 143-145.
 
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