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Calcite from
Lee Yim Mine (Lee Yim deposit; Gallinger-Root Mine; Manganese 1-10 claims; Root Mine; Garringer Mine; Barringer Mine; Lavic Mountain Mine), Ludlow (Stagg), San Bernardino 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 Lee Yim Mine (Lee Yim deposit; Gallinger-Root Mine; Manganese 1-10 claims; Root Mine; Garringer Mine; Barringer Mine; Lavic Mountain Mine), Ludlow (Stagg), San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332153
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332153:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘAndreen prospect, Sleeping Beauty, San Bernardino County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘBig Reef Mines, Lavic, San Bernardino County, California, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘOld Pete Mine (Yim-Wheelock Mine), Ragtown, Stedman District (Ludlow; Rochester; Buckeye), Bullion Mts (Bullion Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘLogan Mine (Trans-Oceanic Mine; Treasure Mine), Cady Peak, San Bernardino County, California, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘBagdad-Chase Mine (Barstow mill; Camp Rochester; Pacific Mine; Pacific Mines; Roosevelt Consolidated Mine; Buckeye-Stedman-Bagdad Chase Mine), Stedman, Stedman District (Ludlow; Rochester; Buckeye), Bullion Mts (Bullion Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘHector, San Bernardino County, California, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘRibbon Rock prospect (Onyx Mine), Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mine, Sunshine Peak, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘMojave River Road, Afton Canyon, Afton, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘLava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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