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Calcite from
Midway Tufa Quarries, Midway Area, Wasatch County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Midway Tufa Quarries, Midway Area, Wasatch County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:516985
Long-form Identifier:1:3:516985:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Prospects, Park City Mining District, Wasatch Mountains, Wasatch County, Utah, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘSouth Quincy Tunnels Occurrence (New Quincy Group; Bonanza Consolidated), Park City Mining District, Wasatch Mountains, Wasatch County, Utah, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘLucky Bill Shaft (United Park City Mines; Lucky Bill Group), Park City Mining District, Summit County, Utah, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘLittle Bell Mine (Daly West Group; Park Utah Consolidated Mines; United Park City Mines), Park City Mining District, Summit County, Utah, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘMiller Hill Tunnel (Lost Hope Tunnel), Miller Hill Mine Group (Miller Hill Mining Co. claims), American Fork Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘDaly-Judge Mine, Park City Mining District, Summit County, Utah, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘOntario Mine, Park City Mining District, Summit County, Utah, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘAnchor Tunnel Portal (Silver King Coalition Group), Park City Mining District, Summit County, Utah, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘAlliance Tunnel (Silver King Coalition Mine), Park City Mining District, Summit County, Utah, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘJupiter Mine (Silver King Coalition Group; Council Bluffs Mine; United Park City Mines), Park City Mining District, Summit County, Utah, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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