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Calcite from
Crystal Cave, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Occurs as crystal aggregates.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crystal Cave, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224060
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224060:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-Sb-Cd prospect (Shaft; Trench; Decline prospect), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag prospect, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘEl Tigre Mine (Sampson Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘHumboldt Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘKing Ainsworth Mine group (Oregon Mine group), Portal, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘSilver Prince Mine (Robertson Mine; Pursley Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘLead Lily shaft, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘPrice Canyon Ranch, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘBend of Whitetail Creek area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 46.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.151
 
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