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Calcite from
Gold Bug Mine, Cat Town, Cat Town Mining District, Mariposa 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 Gold Bug Mine, Cat Town, Cat Town Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328817
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328817:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘCrystal Mine (Penobscott Mine), Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘDiltz Mine (Diltz claim; W.Y.O.D. claim; Diltz and Mann), Whitlock (Farmer's Hope; Whitlock Creek; Whitlock Gulch), Whitlock Mining District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘOur Chance Mine (Clark Mines; Albert Austin group), Whitlock (Farmer's Hope; Whitlock Creek; Whitlock Gulch), Whitlock Mining District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘMockingbird Mine (Talc & Lacy claim), Colorado area, Whitlock Mining District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘColorado Mine (Colorado Quartz Mine; Colorado Quartz claim), Colorado, Colorado Mining District, Whitlock Mining District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘBlue Moon Mine (Porcupine Mine; Blue Cloud Mine; Red Cloud Mine; Percupine Mine; American Eagle Mine; Bullion Hill Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘCaldwell Mine (Daly Mine), Granite Springs, Granite Springs Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘUnspecified Pt claims [2], Peachtree Bar, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘBlue Dipper Mine (Blue Dipper group), Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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