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Calcite from
Tightner Mine (Tightner Mines), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tightner Mine (Tightner Mines), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:769733
Long-form Identifier:1:3:769733:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘWonder Mine, Chips Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGold Crown Mine (Wonder Mine; Sherman Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘ16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘOriental Mine (Alta Mine), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘRed Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘWashington Chief Consolidated Mine (Washington Chief Con.; Washington Chief Ledge; Jefferson Mine), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘSierra Iron Mine (Sierra Mine; Sierra Iron Co.; Lake Hawley and Spencer Lake deposit), Hawley Lake, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘMeadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘUral Fraction Code Mine (Ural; Ural Qtz.), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
29.4km (18.2 miles) ⓘPittsburg Gold Quartz Mine (Pittsburg Gold Qtz; Pittsburg Mine; Pittsburgh Mine; Pittsburg group), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
Ferguson, Henry G. (1914b), Lode deposits of the Alleghany district, California: USGS Bulletin 580: 153-182
 
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