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Calcite from
King Ainsworth Mine group (Oregon Mine group), Portal, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Calcite, etc.

King Ainsworth Mine group, Portal, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Calcite

King Ainsworth Mine group, Portal, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Calcite, etc.

King Ainsworth Mine group, Portal, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Calcite, etc.

King Ainsworth Mine group, Portal, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Calcite

King Ainsworth Mine group, Portal, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
02691630017370097916697.jpg
Calcite, etc.

King Ainsworth Mine group, Portal, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
09774340017370097904664.jpg
Calcite, etc.

King Ainsworth Mine group, Portal, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
07397750017272063018917.jpg
Calcite

King Ainsworth Mine group, Portal, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
02691630017370097916697.jpg
Calcite, etc.

King Ainsworth Mine group, Portal, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite4
Quartz2
Smithsonite2
Galena2
Aragonite2
Hydrozincite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view King Ainsworth Mine group (Oregon Mine group), Portal, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:532833
Long-form Identifier:1:3:532833:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘHumboldt Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-Sb-Cd prospect (Shaft; Trench; Decline prospect), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag prospect, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘLead Lily shaft, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.1km (6.2 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘEl Tigre Mine (Sampson Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘSilver Prince Mine (Robertson Mine; Pursley Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘCrystal Cave, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘBend of Whitetail Creek area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect [10009976], Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046190, MRDS ID #M241030.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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