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Calcite from
Moore Prospect, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moore Prospect, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:736032
Long-form Identifier:1:3:736032:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘO. K. Quarry (Oliver King Sand and Lime Company), Knox County, Tennessee, USA
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘLoves Creek Prospect, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘLost Creek Barite Mine, Clinch Valley Area, Union County, Tennessee, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘImmel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘCox Prospects, Powell River Mining District, Union County, Tennessee, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘFriendsville Prospect (Griffitts Prospect), Blount County, Tennessee, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘYoung Mine, New Market, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘNew Market Mine, New Market, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘStraight Creek Mine, Straight Creek Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘC. C. Patrick Prospect, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
References
Rocks & Minerals Vol. 86, No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
 
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