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Calcite from
Mineral Hill Mine group, Planet, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Occurs as crystals on hematite and chrysocolla.
Habit:Scalenohedral crystals to 1 cm long.
Colour:White
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chrysocolla
Specularite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mineral Hill Mine group, Planet, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:222827
Long-form Identifier:1:3:222827:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘIron King Mine, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘPlanet Mine, Planet Mine group, Planet, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘPlanet Mine group, Planet, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘDome City prospect, Osborne Well, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘSue Mine, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘMoro Mine group, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘMoulton Mine (Red Cross Mine; Monarch group), Monument Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘCentennial Mine, Owens Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘMonument King Mine (Ring and Hidden; Hidden Cross; Hidden Treasure; Manganese King; La Course; Cross Roads; Hall Burke), Monument Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘVan Horn Mine (Colorado; Hilltop; Anchor; Barnett), Monument Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.152
 
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