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Calcite from
Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Fine groups of large scalenohedra.
Habit:Scalenohedral
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte4
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:247844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:247844:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Ben Lomond Mines (Ben Lomand Mines; Ben Leonard Mines; McKay Mine), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Peer and Peerless group (Quijotoa Mine), Ben Nevis Mountain, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Tres Metals Mine (Five Metals Mine), Brownell Mountains, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Maud H Mine (Maude H Mine), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Mocking Bird Mine group (Pack Rat group), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Morgan Mine (Cube Iron Mine), Morgan Mine group, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Copper Squaw Mine (Andrade Mine; Luper Mine; Cooley Mine), Quijotoa (Covered Wells), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Linda Lee claims, Quijotoa (Covered Wells), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Black Prince Mine (Silver Bullion Mine), Sierra Blanca Mountain, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Southeast of Quijotoa (Covered Wells), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘMorgan Mine (Cube Iron Mine), Morgan Mine group, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘMaud H Mine (Maude H Mine), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘMocking Bird Mine group (Pack Rat group), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘLinda Lee claims, Quijotoa (Covered Wells), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘPeer and Peerless group (Quijotoa Mine), Ben Nevis Mountain, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘCopper Squaw Mine (Andrade Mine; Luper Mine; Cooley Mine), Quijotoa (Covered Wells), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘBen Lomond Mines (Ben Lomand Mines; Ben Leonard Mines; McKay Mine), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘBlack Prince Mine (Silver Bullion Mine), Sierra Blanca Mountain, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘTres Metals Mine (Five Metals Mine), Brownell Mountains, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Cahuabi Mine; Cababi Mine), Sells, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, 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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