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Calcite from
Home, Home Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Home, Home Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:724545
Long-form Identifier:1:3:724545:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed shaft, Cache La Poudre River, Stove Prairie Area, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘSpecimen Mountain, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘChimney Rock, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘLimestone Quarry - General (MRDS - 10108153), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
44.2km (27.4 miles) ⓘOwl Canyon, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘPark Creek Reservoir, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘFossil Creek, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
53.7km (33.3 miles) ⓘRhyolite flow, Grand Lake Mining District (Wolverine Mining District), Grand County, Colorado, USA
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘGold Cross Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘSmuggler Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
References
Ray, Louis L. (1947) Quartz paramorphs after tridymite from Colorado. American Mineralogist, 32 (11-12) 643-646
 
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