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Calcite from
Norcross Mine, Cerro Alto, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo 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 Norcross Mine, Cerro Alto, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332846:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘLa Libertad Mine (Belt Mine; Jacks 7X; Thompson Mine), Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘRinconada Mine (Rinconada deposit; Claus Mine; San Jose Valley), Rinconada, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘMusick, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘLa Panza, La Panza Mining District, La Panza Mountains, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘDeer Trail Mine, Huasna, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
56.1km (34.8 miles) ⓘPoint Sal, Guadalupe, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sand Calcite occurrence [1], Parkfield area, Cholame Hills, Monterey County, California, USA
61.4km (38.1 miles) ⓘBotts Mine (Botts deposit; Bryson Mine), Fort Hunter-Liggett Military Reservation, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘOld Murry Mine (Murray Mine; Old Murray No. 1 Mine; Dutro Mine; Dutra Mine), Burro Mountain, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘKings Mine, Kings County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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