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Calcite from
Hayden Peak, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hayden Peak, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:488585
Long-form Identifier:1:3:488585:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine (Yellow Boy; MS 2177; Emma; MS 6976), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘHope Mine (Claims: Hope Nos. 1-4; Hope M. S.), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘAmerican Eagle; Luona Occurrence, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘLittle Annie Mine (Claim: Little Annie), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘSylvanite, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘWest Maroon Pass Area, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘItalian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘInez, Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘPitkin Mine, Independence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘBlack Queen Shaft (McVey Tunnel; Fargo Claim; Black Queen Mine), Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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