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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Calcite from
Lincoln Mine, Steen Group, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi 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 Lincoln Mine, Steen Group, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:448712
Long-form Identifier:1:3:448712:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBroken Hill Mine, Steen Group, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘContinental Mine, Steen Group, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘLiberty Mine (Silver Moon), Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘColumbia Mine (New Columbia), Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘBlack Eagle Mine, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘAparejo Creek Fluorite Prospect, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
16.3km (10.2 miles) ⓘBig Horn Prospect (High Flyer Group), Valley County, Idaho, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘBlackbird Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘBlack Nugget Claim, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘSilver Dome Claim, Valley County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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