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Aragonite from
Wolftone Mine, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wolftone Mine, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:993444
Long-form Identifier:1:3:993444:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘEvelyn Mine, Lake County, Colorado, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘIbex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘSacramento Mine, Sacramento, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘFulford Cave, Fulford Mining District, Eagle County, Colorado, USA
69.6km (43.3 miles) ⓘGeorgetown-Silver Plume Mining District (Griffith Mining District; Silver Plume Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘMarshall, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘBlack Queen Shaft (McVey Tunnel; Fargo Claim; Black Queen Mine), Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘMidway Spring, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘAmerican Sisters Mine, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
80.4km (50.0 miles) ⓘMaid of Erin (Silver Pick), Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
Shannon, John M., Shannon, Geraldine C. (1985) Famous Mineral Localities: The Mines and Minerals of Leadville [Colorado]. The Mineralogical Record, 16 (3) 171-201
Rosemeyer, Tom (2008) Minerals of the Wolftone Mine. Rocks & Minerals, 83 (5) 402-409 doi:10.3200/rmin.83.5.402-409
 
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