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Calcite from
Unnamed Au-Pb mine [2], Henley (Cottonwood), Cottonwood Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Gangue mineral.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Au-Pb mine [2], Henley (Cottonwood), Cottonwood Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:754825
Long-form Identifier:1:3:754825:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘGreat Northern Mine (J. N. P. Mining Company; Herzog-Morgan claims; Minnehaha Mine; Mercury Mine; Morgan Brothers Mine; Empire Mine; Empire Canyon), Cinnabar Camp, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘCherry Hill Mine, Deadwood, Deadwood Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Mines, Red Mountain Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘSchnack Brothers 1 & 2 Occurrence, Ashland Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘBlue Ledge Mine (Blue Ledge Extension Mine), Windy Peak, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘClimax Gold Area Occurrence (Gypsum Occurrence), Ashland Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘMugginsville, Oro Fino Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘPalmer Creek (Doodlebug; Davison; Hyde; Gold Pan), Upper Applegate Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘMurphy Prospect (Noe; Rattlesnake Group; B & W Mining Company; Laurel or Rainbow), Upper Applegate Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘSiskiyou Lead Mine (Balfrey Mine; Balfrey Lead claim; Balfrey claim), Lovers Leap, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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