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Calcite from
Round Mountain Mine (Sunnyside Mine), Round Mountain, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Open-Cast 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 Round Mountain Mine (Sunnyside Mine), Round Mountain, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:280452
Long-form Identifier:1:3:280452:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘShale pit, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, Outlaw Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘSailor Boy Mine (Charles property), Jefferson, Jefferson Canyon Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘBald Mountain, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘBald Mountain prospect, Bald Mountain, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘBroad Creek occurrence, Jett Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Jett Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘOso Mine (Oso prospect), Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘBlack Mammoth prospect, Black Mammoth Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘMustang Mine, Mustang Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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