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Calcite from
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
Plancheite4
Chrysocolla3
Malachite3
Tenorite3
Azurite2
Andradite1
Chalcophanite1
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:814589
Long-form Identifier:1:3:814589:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.1km (3.1 miles) Shannon Mine (Shannon Mountain Mine), King Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) Limestone Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) Black Rock Mines (Black Rock group; Black Magic prospects), Limestone Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) Twig Mine (Hogan Twigg claim), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) Safford deposit (Spalding; Lindsey and Anderson claims; Sanchez Copper deposit; Esperanza Mine), Sanchez, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) Iceland Spar occurrence, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) Coal Creek, Big Lue Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) Lone Star Mine (Lone Star group; Lone Star deposit), Lone Star Mountain, Lone Star, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) Quartz Locality No. 1, Sawmill Creek, Tillie Hall Peak, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
35.8km (22.3 miles) Denton Mine (Thurston & Hardy Mine; Black Butte Mine; Sanders Manganese Mine; Godfrey Mine; Denton claims), Peloncillo Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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