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Calcite from
Santa Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA


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Calcite

Santa Rosa Mine, Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Calcite

Santa Rosa Mine, Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Santa Rosa Mine, Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Santa Rosa Mine, Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Calcite

Santa Rosa Mine, Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Calcite

Santa Rosa Mine, Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Santa Rosa Mine, Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Santa Rosa Mine, Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
05437540017271980978466.jpg
Calcite

Santa Rosa Mine, Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Calcite

Santa Rosa Mine, Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
00998520017272058386134.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Santa Rosa Mine, Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Santa Rosa Mine, Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mimetite2
Hemimorphite1
Conichalcite1
Carminite1
Plattnerite1
Beudantite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Santa Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:512705
Long-form Identifier:1:3:512705:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘDarwin Iceland Spar Mine, Ophir Mountain, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘCerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘCopper Queen-Lucky Boy Mine (Copper Queen Mine), Summit 2347 meters, Nelson Range, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘElla Mine (Ella group), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘFairbanks Mine, Ruona group, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘLucky Jim Mine, Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘChristmas Gift Mine, Ophir Mountain, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘRuona Mine, Ruona group, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘDefiance Mine, Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘDarwin Mines (Darwin group; Defiance; Driver; Independence; Lane; Liberty; Lucky Jim; Southwest and Thompson; Bernon; Rip Van Winkle; Mexicanus Colorado Inc.), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
References
USGS PP 368 "Geology & Ore Deposits of the Darwin Quadrangle, Inyo Co. CA"
Kampf, A. R., Mills, S. J., Nash, B. P. (2016) Pauladamsite, Cu4(SeO3)(SO4)(OH)4·2H2O, a new mineral from the Santa Rosa mine, Darwin district, California, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 80 (6) 949-958 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.032
Adams, Paul M. (2017) The Santa Rosa mine, Inyo County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 48 (6) 755-777
 
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