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Calcite from
Silver Reef Group, Runlett Peak-Cave Basin Area, La Plata 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 Silver Reef Group, Runlett Peak-Cave Basin Area, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:378061
Long-form Identifier:1:3:378061:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘTuckerville prospects, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘCave Basin, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘMt. Eolus Mine, Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘEmerald Lake Mine (Emerald Lake Mill Site; MS 14476b; Patented Claims: Emerald Lake Nos. 1-5; MS 14476a), Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘKankakee Mine (Pure Gold; Iron Mask; Aurum; Oro; Tunnel Site; Golden Age; Extension; Lake View; Iron King; Crusader Gold Mine; Chance; Gold Coin; Bullion; Unpatented Claims: Kankakee), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘSylvanite Mine, Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘGold Bug Mine (Patented Claims: Gold Bug; MS 11619a; Gold Bug Mill Site; MS 11691b; Repeal; MS 11691a; Gold Nugget; MS 11691a), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘSummit Mine, Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘRobinson Mine (Patented Claims: Robertson; MS 12224; MS 12224: Scott), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘGolden Shear Mine (Patented Claim: Bonita; MS 11327), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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