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Calcite from
Shaw Mine (Volo Mine; Shan Tez; Shan Tsz), Shingle Springs, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado 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 Shaw Mine (Volo Mine; Shan Tez; Shan Tsz), Shingle Springs, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:326429
Long-form Identifier:1:3:326429:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘUnion Mine (Union-Church Mine; Springfield Mine), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘCrystal Mine [3] (El Dorado Crystal Mine), Frenchtown, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘBig Canyon Mine (Oro Fino), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘSunrise Mine, Kelsey, Kelsey Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘSutter's Mill meteorite, Sutter Mill Bar and River (Old Sutter Mill site), Coloma, Coloma Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
13.4km (8.4 miles) ⓘRed Hill Mine, Kelsey, Kelsey Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘNashville Mine (Havilah claim; East Havilah claim; Northeast Nashville claim; Tennessee-Nashville), Nashville (Quartzburg), Nashville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘWilliams prospect, Somerset, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘAlhambra Gold Mine (Alhambra Mine; Atlantic Mine), Spanish Flat, Spanish Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘBrust Mine (Gold Hill; Asbestos), Spanish Flat, Spanish Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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