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Calcite from
Black Beauty group (Tilton 1-4 claims), Battle Mountain, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Beauty group (Tilton 1-4 claims), Battle Mountain, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:423862
Long-form Identifier:1:3:423862:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘMarcotte group (Marcotte claims; Kinney Kye Mine; Marcotte Barite), Hansen Canyon area, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘSite 8, Clark Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘSite 9, Clark Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘTen Strike Mine, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘCobre Grande Mine (Duval Sulfur and Potash Co. Mine; Cowboy Mine; Cowboy tunnel), Cobre Grande Mountain, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘLead King Mine, Stowe Gulch, Landsman Camp, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Zilla Mine; Twin-S Mine; Cumberland Mine; Thornewood Mine; Blue Bird Silver Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘBunker Hill Mine (Bunker Hill group), Mulberry Wash, Sombrero Butte, Sombrero Butte peak area, Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘLandsman claim, Landsman Camp, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10026965, MRDS ID #M001368.
 
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