Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
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
Silver Monument Mine (Silver Monument group; Black Range tunnel; Patented claim Silver Monument; Unpatented claims Cuba Libre; Oversight Nos. 1 and 2; Connection Nos. 1 and 2), Lookout Mountain, Chloride District (Apache District; Phillipsburg District; Black Range District), Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


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Calcite

Silver Monument Mine, Lookout Mountain, Chloride District, Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Calcite

Silver Monument Mine, Lookout Mountain, Chloride District, Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Calcite

Silver Monument Mine, Lookout Mountain, Chloride District, Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Calcite

Silver Monument Mine, Lookout Mountain, Chloride District, Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Calcite

Silver Monument Mine, Lookout Mountain, Chloride District, Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Calcite

Silver Monument Mine, Lookout Mountain, Chloride District, Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Monument Mine (Silver Monument group; Black Range tunnel; Patented claim Silver Monument; Unpatented claims Cuba Libre; Oversight Nos. 1 and 2; Connection Nos. 1 and 2), Lookout Mountain, Chloride District (Apache District; Phillipsburg District; Black Range District), Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:931297
Long-form Identifier:1:3:931297:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘDreadnaught Mine, Bear-Dry- and Mineral Creeks Area, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘU.S. Treasury Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘColossal Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘMidnight Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘSt. Cloud Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘWhite Mountain Mine (Apache Mine), Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘKline Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘBald Eagle Mine (Minnie Mine), Monument Creek Area, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘIvanhoe Mine, Grafton Area, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘEmporia Mine, Grafton Area, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Jerry Cone Collection
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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