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Calcite from
Aztec Mine, Summitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, 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 Aztec Mine, Summitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:305137
Long-form Identifier:1:3:305137:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘTrill Bird Deposit, Decatur West Mining District (Stunner Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘVera Breccia Pipe Occurrence, Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘValley Queen Mine (Platoro Tunnel; Ajax Nos. 1-10; Texas; Snowstorm; Platoro Tunnel Site; Valley King; Valley Queen Group; Patented Claims: Valley Queen; Shasta), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘParole Mine (Parole Group; Patented Claims: Parole; MS 6606; Parole No. 2; MS 6606), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘMammoth Revenue Mine (Mammoth Mine), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘRobert Burns Claim (MS 9932; Claim: Robert Burns), Crater Mining District, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘWolf Creek Pass, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘLower East Fork locality, Wolf Creek Pass, Archuleta County, Colorado, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘTreasure Falls locality, Wolf Creek Pass, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘDel Norte Thunder Egg beds, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
References
Holmes, Richard Walker, Kennedy, Marrianna B. (1983) Mines and Minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.
 
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