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Calcite from
Contact Mine (Walker; Queen group), Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma 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 Contact Mine (Walker; Queen group), Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:334775
Long-form Identifier:1:3:334775:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘSocrates Mine, Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘCulver-Baer Mine, North Fork Little Sulphur Creek, Cloverdale, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘChicago Mine (St. Louis Mine; Ural Mine; Pittsburg Mine), Castle Rock Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Lake County, California, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘThe Geysers, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘAnderson Springs Mine, Cobb, East Mayacmas Mining District, Lake County, California, USA
11.7km (7.2 miles) ⓘGreat Western Mine (Laguna Western; Black Bart Mine; Tucker lease), Great Western-Mirabel group, Middletown, East Mayacmas Mining District, Lake County, California, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘCornucopia Mine (Healdsburg Mine; Squaw Creek Mine), Black Oaks, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘOat Hill Extension Mine (Anderson Mine), Aetna Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘGranada Mine (Switzer Mine; Toyon Mine), Aetna Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘRosenhahnite occurrence, Russian River, Cloverdale area, Mendocino County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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