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Calcite from
Ray Mine (Fair View Claim), Gold Hill Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ray Mine (Fair View Claim), Gold Hill Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:473142
Long-form Identifier:1:3:473142:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘDixie Queen Occurrence (Dixie Mine), Gold Hill Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘBraden Mine (Braden Extension), Gold Hill Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘHeath Occurrence (El Dorado Prospect), Gold Hill Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘSylvanite Mine (Last Chance), Gold Hill Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘScott Mine, Upper Applegate Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘMaid of the Mist Mine, Applegate Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘHumdinger Mine, Williams Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘSnow Bird (Tip Top; American Beauty), Lower Applegate Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘDark Canyon (Yellow Jacket; Red Rose; Wild Rose; Wildcat), Lower Applegate Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘShamrock Mine (Chisholm Copper; Shamrock Manganese), Gold Hill Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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