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Calcite from
Spar Canyon, Challis, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Canyon
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spar Canyon, Challis, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:455142
Long-form Identifier:1:3:455142:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘDryden Mine (Williams - Dryden Group), Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘAntelope Flat, Challis, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘRedbird Mine, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘSummer Storm claim, Custer County, Idaho, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘRat's Nest claim, Custer County, Idaho, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘRamshorn Mine (Beardsley Mine; Excelsior), Ramshorn Mountain, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘKeystone Mountain, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘSilver Bell group, Slate Creek, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘStar Group Mine, Unorganized District, Slate Creek Area, Custer County, Idaho, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘDel Yante Property, Boulder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
References
Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing.
 
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