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Calcite from
Old Ripsey Mine (Ripsey Mine; Ripsey Canyon Mine; MS 1261a claim), Ripsey Wash, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, 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 Old Ripsey Mine (Ripsey Mine; Ripsey Canyon Mine; MS 1261a claim), Ripsey Wash, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:420484
Long-form Identifier:1:3:420484:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘFlorence Mine (Florence Lead Silver Mine), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘGeronimo claims (Geronimo group; Cochise group; Beard claims), Steamboat Mountain area, Banner Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘGrey Horse Mine, Riverside, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘFinch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘApex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘDripping Springs Mines (Dripping Springs claims; Cocreham and Haywood Mine; Gold Nugget Mine; Gold Queen Mine; Columbia Mine; Roundtop Mine), Dripping Springs, Dripping Spring Wash, Dripping Springs Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘC and B Mine (C & B Mine; Vanadium Mine), Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘRay, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10046293, MRDS ID #M241191.
 
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