Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Bournonite vs. Vesuvianite
Cogwheels of bournonite are up against colourful vesuvianite.
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Calcite from
Unnamed Vesuvianite occurrence [1] (Prethero Brothers; Nat Parker), Watts Valley, Fresno County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Grossular
Vesuvianite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Vesuvianite occurrence [1] (Prethero Brothers; Nat Parker), Watts Valley, Fresno County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:684891
Long-form Identifier:1:3:684891:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
11.8km (7.3 miles) Esquire No. 8 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) Ridge prospect, Cats Head Mountain, Fresno County, California, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) Esquire No. 6 claim, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) Garnet Dike Mine, Crabtree, Fresno County, California, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) Rainbow Tungsten Mine (Rainbow Mine), Nelson Mountain, Fresno County, California, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) Bill Waley Mine (Bill Waley Indian Allotment Mine; Indian prospect; JHB; J.B.H.; Tom Cat claim), Washapie Mountain, Tulare County, California, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) Consolidated Tungsten Mine (Harrell Hill; Drum Valley Mine; Parlier Prospecting Association; Dinuba Mines), Goldstein Peak, Tulare County, California, USA
47.1km (29.3 miles) Unnamed Skarn occurrence [1], Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
54.4km (33.8 miles) Redwood Canyon Mine (Barton Mine), Stony Creek Village, Tulare County, California, USA
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