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Calcite from
Little Falls Creek Deposit (Purple Spar; Twin Claims), Summit Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Little Falls Creek Deposit (Purple Spar; Twin Claims), Summit Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:448753
Long-form Identifier:1:3:448753:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘPhi Kappa Mine, Phi Kappa Canyon, Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘBasin Group Prospect (Alta Copper), Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘPine Mouse Deposit, Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘLake Creek and Price Group Mine, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘWildhorse Mine (Steep Climb; Hard To Find; Beaver), Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘWood River Lead-Zinc Prospect, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘQuaker City Mine, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘMascot Mine (Mascott Mining and Milling Company), Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘHomestake Prospect, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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