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Calcite from
Dawson deposit (Mc Dowell; Black Chief), Havasu Palms (Roads End Camp), Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dawson deposit (Mc Dowell; Black Chief), Havasu Palms (Roads End Camp), Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331967
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331967:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘArizona Manganese prospect, Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘMonument King Mine (Ring and Hidden; Hidden Cross; Hidden Treasure; Manganese King; La Course; Cross Roads; Hall Burke), Monument Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘVan Horn Mine (Colorado; Hilltop; Anchor; Barnett), Monument Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘStewart Mine (Juarez Mine; Stewart Manganese Mines), Havasu Palms (Roads End Camp), Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘMoulton Mine (Red Cross Mine; Monarch group), Monument Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine, Savahia Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘSue Mine, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘTurk Silver Mine (Turk Mine), Vista Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘYucca Mine (J H Jones Mine; Santa Fe Manganese Mine; Chapin Manganese Mine), Topock Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘMineral Hill Mine group, Planet, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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