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Calcite from
Silver Hill Mine group, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smithsonite9
Rosasite8
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Hill Mine group, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2667
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2667:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.1km (0.7 miles) Indiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group), Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) Ramero Ranch Mine, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) Unnamed Cu prospect Vhne-028n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) Silver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) Unnamed Mn prospect Vhne-031n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) Unnamed Baryte-Pb-Fluorspar prospect Vhne-135n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) Atlas Mine, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) Unnamed Mn prospect Vhne-043n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) Twin Peaks Quarry, Twin Peaks, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) Busterville Mine, Avra, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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