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Calcite from
Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA


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Calcite, etc.

Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
04062970017880920547745.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
00179020017886747898760.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
03914200017886747893952.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
02942010017880922635676.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
00179020017886747898760.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tyuyamunite11
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978694
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978694:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Old Glory Mine, Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘOld Glory Mine, Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘPack Rat Mine (Lisbon adit), Pryor Mountains, Carbon County, Montana, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘDandy Mine, Pryor Mountains, Carbon County, Montana, USA
87.9km (54.6 miles) ⓘDead Indian Hill, Park County, Wyoming, USA
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘWyoming Highway 296 roadcut, Park County, Wyoming, USA
References
Anita Moore-Nall and David R. Lageson (2015) Elevated REE in Ore Minerals of the Pryor Mountain Mining District, South Central Montana. 2015 Mining and Mineral Symposium, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology pp47-49.
 
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