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Calcite from
Thompson Creek Mine (Tungsten Jim Mine; Salmon River Scheelite Mine), Challis, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, 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 Thompson Creek Mine (Tungsten Jim Mine; Salmon River Scheelite Mine), Challis, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:437774
Long-form Identifier:1:3:437774:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘKeystone Mountain, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘRamshorn Mine (Beardsley Mine; Excelsior), Ramshorn Mountain, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘRat's Nest claim, Custer County, Idaho, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘSummer Storm claim, Custer County, Idaho, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘAntelope Flat, Challis, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘRedbird Mine, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘSpar Canyon, Challis, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘDryden Mine (Williams - Dryden Group), Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘGray Eagle Mine (Bachelor Mountain Mine), Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘBadger Mine, Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
References
USGS OFR 2000 - OF-00-239
 
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