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Calcite from
Muddy Creek, Orderville, Kane County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz13
- var Chalcedony11
- var Agate1
- var Amethyst1
Aragonite4
Baryte3
Claystone3
Bentonite2
Dolomite2
- var Iron-bearing Dolomite1
1
- var -unidentified-1
Siderite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Muddy Creek, Orderville, Kane County, Utah, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (36 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46755
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46755:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
53.2km (33.1 miles) Manganese King, Paria West Mining District, Kane County, Utah, USA
66.3km (41.2 miles) North Butler Occurrence, Sevier Plateau, Garfield County, Utah, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) Corry Fissure Veins Occurrence, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) Armstrong Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) South Orebody, Lindsay Hill Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
67.8km (42.2 miles) Smith Mine, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) Great Western Mine, Three Peaks, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
69.3km (43.0 miles) East Pioche Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
69.6km (43.2 miles) Pioche Mines, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
69.8km (43.4 miles) Vermillion Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
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