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Calcite from
Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bromargyrite7
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:230002
Long-form Identifier:1:3:230002:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Burke Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Chance Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Excess Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Parole Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Rover Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBurke Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘChance Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘParole Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘExcess Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘRover Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRuth claim, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘVic 26 claim, Victorio group, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘTungsten Hill shaft, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘGulf Oil Victorio Project, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘIrish Rose Mine (Morlock-Eloi Mine), Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
References
Lindgren, Waldemar; Graton, L.C.; Gordon, C.H. (1910) The ore deposits of New Mexico. Professional Paper 68. US Geological Survey 361 pp. doi:10.3133/pp68
 
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