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Calcite from
Senica Mine, Independence, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, 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 Senica Mine, Independence, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:324779
Long-form Identifier:1:3:324779:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘBlizzard Mine, Glencoe, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘWoodhouse Mine, West Point, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘBlack Chasm Cave, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘCalifornia Cavern, Cave City, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘThorpe Mine, Quiggs Mountain, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘDonnallan Mine, San Andreas, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘAnita Mine (Bright Mine), Jackson, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘGwin Mine (Paloma Mine; Gwin Extension No. 1 Mine), Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘMercer Caverns (Mercer Caves), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘLincoln Mine (Lincoln claim; Stewart claim; Belmont claim), Lincoln Consolidated Mine, Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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