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Calcite from
Green Million Vein (Chin Calcite Mine; California Mine; Lone Oak Mine), Shaker Creek, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA


Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Green Million Vein (Chin Calcite Mine; California Mine; Lone Oak Mine), Shaker Creek, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45647
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45647:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘChinn Mine, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘMundy's Landing, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘCentral Rock Company; Inc. (Mercer Stone Company; Harrodsburg Quarry; Mercer County Quarry), Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘFaulconer mine, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘAmbrose Fault Vein (Horine vein), Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘSandidge Mine, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘJohn Burdette Deposit (Boone Creek mine), Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘKentucky Barytes Co. Mine (Haydon vein), Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘLexington Underground No. 1 (Central Rock Company vein), Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘSmitha Vein, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
References
Fohs, F. Julius (1907) Fluorspar Deposits of Kentucky. Bulletin Vol. 3 (9). Kentucky Geological Survey
Goldstein, Alan (2006) Kentucky Mineral: Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (6) 420-440 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.6.420-440
 
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