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Calcite from
Oulay Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, 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 Oulay Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:355404
Long-form Identifier:1:3:355404:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘTreasure Hill Spar Claim (Patented Claims: Treasure Hill Spar; MS 1085), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘPride of America Mine, Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘBeth Group, Uncompahgre Peak Area, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘGallic - Vulcan Group (Weatherhorn), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘUncompahgre Peak, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘIllinois Boy Mine (Patented Claim: Illinois Boy; MS 7610), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘMonticello Mine, Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘSherman Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘTom Moore Lode, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Econ Geol (1980) 75:963-991
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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