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Calcite from
Cliff Mine (Bengal and Provider), Virtue Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, 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 Cliff Mine (Bengal and Provider), Virtue Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:295256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:295256:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘFlagstaff Mine (Yellowjacket Group), Virtue Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘVirtue Mine (Collateral; Chicago; Rucker; Union), Virtue Flat, Virtue Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘCopper Butte Group (Gilkeson; Copper Queen), Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘMother Lode Mine (Goose Creek; Poorman Group; Oregon Copper; Balm Creek Mines), Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘCub (Black Bear; Excuse), Rock Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘBaisley-Elkhorn Mine, Rock Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘMaxwell Mine, Rock Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘSanger Mine, Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘHighland Mine, Rock Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘChloride Occurrence, Rock Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
References
Wolfe, Harold D. and White, David J., 1951, Preliminary Report on Tungsten in Oregon, Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries Short Paper No. 22, page 20.
 
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