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Calcite from
Caribou Mine (Caribou shaft), Caribou Mine group, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, 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 Caribou Mine (Caribou shaft), Caribou Mine group, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:791534
Long-form Identifier:1:3:791534:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBoulder County Mine, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘConger Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘSnowy Range Mine, Lake Albion, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘWhite Raven Mine, Ward Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘWest Sugarloaf Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘEvergreen Mine (Gold Standard; Nancy Lee), Apex Mining District (Kingston Mining District; Pine Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘHigh Lonesome occurrence, Grand County, Colorado, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘWood Mountain Group, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘLittle Johnny Mine (Emancipation group; Home Sweet Home occurrence), Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘWashburn Mine, Sunshine, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
References
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300
 
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