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Calcite from
Golden Mile Group, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden Mile Group, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276957
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276957:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘNew Potosi Mine (Potosi Mine; Peterson Mine), Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘDouglas Camp, Silver Star Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘDouglas Group, Double Springs Marsh Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘArgentum Mining Co. Mine (Northern Belle Mine; Holmes Mine), Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘNorthern Belle pit, Candelaria Silver Mine, Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘMaxfield Mine, Black Horse Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘ4-D Prospect, Marietta Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Mine, Sodaville Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘSodaville Hot Springs, Sodaville Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘConstellation Claims, Black Horse Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
References
USBM Inf Circ 6941 (1938)
 
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