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Calcite from
Cathedral Cave, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cathedral Cave, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978071
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978071:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
19.6km (12.1 miles) ⓘGrand View prospect, Mount Moriah Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘTilford mine, Black Horse Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘBlack Horse mine (Gold King mine), Black Horse Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘSawmill Canyon prospect, Ellison Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘLehman Caves, Wheeler Peak, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘOsceola District Lode Deposits, Osceola Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘDirty Shirt mine (Hogum group), Osceola Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘRed Hills mine, Eagle Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘKolchek mine, Cleve Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘHub mine, Tungsten Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
References
M.C. Osborne and C.N. Jass (2008) The relationship of mineralogical data to paleontological questions: A case study from Cathedral Cave, White Pine County, Nevada. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, v. 70, no. 3, p. 156–162.
 
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