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Calcite from
Beatson mine (Beatson-Bonanza Mine; Big Bonanza Copper Mine), Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, 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 Beatson mine (Beatson-Bonanza Mine; Big Bonanza Copper Mine), Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:561949
Long-form Identifier:1:3:561949:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘTiger and W and L Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘReynolds-Alaska Occurrence, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘLucky Girl; Murphy Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘKilborne Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘLarson; Erickson; and Allen Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘDrier Bay; Knights Island Alaska Copper Mine, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
65.1km (40.4 miles) ⓘWolverine Glacier Occurrence, Prince William Sound Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
72.2km (44.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SR162; west headwaters of Kings River), Prince William Sound Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘPeterson Prospect, Seward Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘIron Mask Prospect, Seward Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
References
Brooks, Alfred H et alia Mineral Resources of Alaska: Report On Investigations 1916 US Geological Survey Bulletin 662 Washington DC Government Printing Office 1918
 
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