Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Calcite from
Simon Mine (Nevada Mine), Bell Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Zincolivenite2
Hemimorphite2
Adamite1
- var Copper-bearing Adamite1
Mixite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Simon Mine (Nevada Mine), Bell Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276953
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276953:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘBlue Bird nos. 1-3 Mines, Bell Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘEagle Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘCopper Head Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘVolcanic Peak Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘMayflower prospect (Mastadon prospect), Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘLakeview Mine (Chong Wong Mine; Jong Wong Mine), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘCalavada Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘGunmetal (Desert Scheelite; Lindsay; Summerfield; Garnet), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘGiroux group (Calavada Mine?), Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘKingland Prospects, Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
USBM Inf Circ 6941 (1938)
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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