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Calcite from
Buck Gulch Group, Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA


Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buck Gulch Group, Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:470797
Long-form Identifier:1:3:470797:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘHaley Claim, Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘKeystone (Last Chance; The Keystore Group; Golden Eagle), Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘLillie Jane Occurrence (New Deal), Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘGold Prospect (MRDS - 10036648), Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘYankee Boy Occurrence (Duchess of Prairies; Bonanza; Dunn), Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘMinty Group (Midnight; Blue Bird; Porman; Morning; Paul Tote; Cougar; Bonanza; Blue Mountain Chief; Klondike), Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘPaul Tote Occurrence (Midnight Claim), Minty Group, Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘStandard Mine (Smuggler; Juniper; Grover Cleveland), Dixie Meadows flat, Prairie City, Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘJuniper Vein (Part of The Standard Group), Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘCopperopolis Mine, Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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