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Calcite from
Independent Prospect, Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Independent Prospect, Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:498552
Long-form Identifier:1:3:498552:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘHelena District, Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCrazy Sphinx Mine (Dry Gulch; Crazy Sphinx claim), Helena, Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘSpring Hill Mine, Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘRoosevelt Mine, Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘSilver Coin Mine, Blue Cloud Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBlue Cloud Occurrence, Blue Cloud Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘLiverpool Mine, Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘPrickly Pear Claim, Sevenmile-Scratchgravel Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘLoeber Mine, Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘOsage Chief Mine (Crissman Mine), Greenhorn Mining District (Austin Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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