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Calcite from
Paymaster Mine (Paymaster group; Complex Minerals; President claim; Flagpole group; Hazel claim; Emilia), Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


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Calcite, etc.

Paymaster Mine, Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
07297610017369450024625.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Paymaster Mine, Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Paymaster Mine, Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paymaster Mine (Paymaster group; Complex Minerals; President claim; Flagpole group; Hazel claim; Emilia), Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325392
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325392:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘPresident Claim, Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine (Homestake prospect), Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect [1], Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘMcKnight Mine (Lucky Star Mine; Lucky Star claims), Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘLand group (Big Chief; Calcite), Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘLugo Mine (American No. 3; Palo Verde Mine; Lost Donkey Mine; Jack Ass Mine; McIntyre Manganese deposit; McIntyre-Lugo), Palo Verde Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘCone Mountain prospect (Cone Point prospect), Black Hills, Imperial County, California, USA
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘChocolate Drop group (Chocolate Drop claim; Black Queen claim; Black Jack claim; Big Bear claim; War Eagle; Black Point; Dixie Queen; Alaskan; McKinney; Tadpole; Big Bear; Chipmunk; Chipmunk and Laskin; Ebony Group; Chocolate Drop Mine), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘPeggy B Mine, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘOpal Hill Mine, Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District), Riverside County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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