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Calcite from
Big Eight Mine (Cabinet Lease), Troy Mining District, Lincoln County, Montana, 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 Big Eight Mine (Cabinet Lease), Troy Mining District, Lincoln County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:496330
Long-form Identifier:1:3:496330:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSnowstorm Mine (B and B Mine), Troy Mining District, Lincoln County, Montana, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘPlume Creek Prospect (Plum Creek prospect), Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘMcGinty Claim, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘLead-Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10093448), Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘHomestake Claim, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘSpar Lake Deposit (Troy Prospect), Troy Mining District, Lincoln County, Montana, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘPatten Prospect, Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘAuxer Property Mine (Eureka Group), Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘBonner Vein Occurrence, Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘLucky Strike Group, Clark Fork Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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