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Calcite from
Wildcat Cave, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wildcat Cave, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:384501
Long-form Identifier:1:3:384501:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘNameless Cave, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘSitting Bull Caverns, Rockerville, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘStagebarn Caverns, Meade County, South Dakota, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘColumbia Mine (Maiden Mine), Keystone, Keystone Gold Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘEdison Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘRushmore Cave, Hayward, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘWonderland Cave, Meade County, South Dakota, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘCrystal Cave (Bethlehem Cave), Meade County, South Dakota, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘOld Marble quarry, The Needles, Custer State Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘDenis Henault claim, Strawberry Creek, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
References
Roberts, Willard Lincoln, Rapp, George Jr. (1965) Mineralogy of the Black Hills. Bulletin 18. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
 
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