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Calcite from
Buckhorn area, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckhorn area, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:232200
Long-form Identifier:1:3:232200:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘGold Spar Prospect, Rain Creek area, Seventy-Four Mountain Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘFoster Mine, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘBlue Star Prospect, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘClum Mine, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘSilver Tip Group, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘAztec Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘLangston Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘHardscrabble claim, Big Dry Creek area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘQuartz Locality No. 1, Sawmill Creek, Tillie Hall Peak, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘEast Camp, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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