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Calcite from
W. S. Mallicoat Prospect, Copper Ridge Zinc Mining District, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view W. S. Mallicoat Prospect, Copper Ridge Zinc Mining District, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:418951
Long-form Identifier:1:3:418951:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘIdol Prospect (Idol Mine; Comstock Prospect; Clinch Valley), Copper Ridge Zinc Mining District, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘDalton Prospect, Copper Ridge Zinc Mining District, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘStraight Creek Mine, Straight Creek Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘC. S. Davis Prospect, Copper Ridge Mining District, Hancock County, Tennessee, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘAmerican Zinc Company prospects, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘMossy Creek mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘCoy Mine, Jefferson City, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘFlat Gap Mine, Flat Gap, Treadway, Copper Ridge Mining District, Hancock County, Tennessee, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘNew Market Mine, New Market, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘYoung Mine, New Market, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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