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Calcite from
Mount Hope mine, Mount Hope Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Hope mine, Mount Hope Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:273660
Long-form Identifier:1:3:273660:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘEast Gold Pick pit, Gold Bar mine, Antelope Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘRoberts WSA Area B, Roberts WSA, Antelope Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘRoberts WSA Area A, Roberts WSA, Antelope Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘMountain View mine, Lone Mountain Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘLone Mountain, Lone Mountain Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘGold Bar Mine, Antelope Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘTonkin Springs Mine, Tonkin Spring, Tonkin, Antelope Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘOld Whalen Mine, Alpha Mining District, Sulphur Spring Range, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘPike Claims, Diamond Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘEagle Roost claims, Diamond Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 64 Geology and Mineral Resources of Eureka County, Nevada
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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