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Calcite from
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


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Calcite, etc.

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Calcite, etc.

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Calcite

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Calcite

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Calcite, etc.

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
02247670017272003179093.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
09594580017272003185235.jpg
Calcite

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
08549550017272003202117.jpg
Calcite

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Calcite, etc.

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
02247670017272003179093.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
09594580017272003185235.jpg
Calcite

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
08549550017272003202117.jpg
Calcite

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite263
Vanadinite48
- var Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite42
Descloizite33
Pyromorphite8
Quartz6
Dolomite6
Opal5
- var Opal-AN5
Limonite5
Willemite3
Hematite1
Limestone1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2704
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2704:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘRed Chief vein (QG-3), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘQuitman Gap veins (QG-1 and 2), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘCowan Ranch Wind Canyon Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
69.3km (43.1 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine (Big Gulch Mine), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘSilver Eagle Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
73.6km (45.7 miles) ⓘBlack Hill Mine (Dick Love Mine), Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘLove Tank prospects (Thunderbolt prospect), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
74.1km (46.1 miles) ⓘLove Pasture prospects, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘTremble Hill prospect, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
References
Wilson, Wendell E. (1980) Famous Mineral Localities: Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico. The Mineralogical Record, 11 (5) 277-286
 
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