Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Calcite from
Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Shale2
Gypsum2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:745540
Long-form Identifier:1:3:745540:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
9.8km (6.1 miles) Kartchner Caverns, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) James Mine (Nunnelley Mine; Ricky Dale Mine; San Juan Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) Southern Whetstone Mountains Gypsum occurrence, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) San Pedro Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) State of Maine Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) Argenta Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) Montezuma Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
25.0km (15.6 miles) Toughnut Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) Lucky Cuss Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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