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Calcite from
Packrat Mine, Beaver Mesa, Gateway Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Uranopilite1
Uraninite1
Natrozippeite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Packrat Mine, Beaver Mesa, Gateway Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:971442
Long-form Identifier:1:3:971442:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘState Highway 141 roadcut, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘColorado No. 3 Claim, Sinbad Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘPyramid Group (Derby Nos. 1-4; MS 17971; Throughbred Nos. 1-4; MS 17971), Sinbad Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘCopper Rivet Mine, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘSinbad Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘSinbad Group, Sinbad Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘPrince Albert Mine, Ryan Creek Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘBlue Spar Mine, Ryan Creek Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘRyan Creek Fluorite Prospect, Ryan Creek Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘRed Head Cu Deposits, Richardson Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
References
Kampf, Anthony R., Nash, Barbara P., Marty, Joe, Hughes, John M. (2017) Mesaite, (V2O7)3·12H2O, a new vanadate mineral from the Packrat mine, near Gateway, Mesa County, Colorado, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (2) 319-327 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.095
 
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