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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
Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:825729
Long-form Identifier:1:3:825729:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘSunrise Mine (Queen Mine), Henderson Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘBunker Hill, Henderson Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘLast Chance Claim (Last Chance Tailings), John Long Mountains Area, Granite County, Montana, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘPhilipsburg, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘSan Francisco Mine (Frisco Shaft), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘMidnight Mine (Imperial), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine (Gold King Mine), South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘHorton Mine (Imperial Mine; Midnight Mine; Silver Chief Mine; True Fissure Mine), Durango & Moorlight Group (Durango & Moonlight Group), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘGem Mine (Part of Trout Group), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘScratch Awl Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
References
Thorne, Brent (n.d.) Personal communcation.
 
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