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Calcite from
Goshen Hole, Platte County, Wyoming, USA


Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Sand-included crystals
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Goshen Hole, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:42441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:42441:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Boy mine, Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘGood Fortune Mine, Hartville Mining District, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘSunrise Mine, Sunrise, Hartville Mining District, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘEmpire mine, Hartville Mining District, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
54.5km (33.8 miles) ⓘGreen Hope Mine, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘGreen Hope mine, Hartville Uplift Mining District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘCopper Bottom mine, Hartville Uplift Mining District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
64.3km (39.9 miles) ⓘAgate, Sioux County, Nebraska, USA
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘPalmer Canyon vermiculite deposit (Rolf Deposit), Albany County, Wyoming, USA
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘSilver Cliff Mine (Rochelle Mine), Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA
References
Hausel, W. Dan, Jacobson, Mark (2001) Wyoming Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 76 (6) 380-393 doi:10.1080/00357520109603245p.389
 
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