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Calcite from
Shepp No. 2 Mine, Wilson Creek Canyon, Pendelton Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shepp No. 2 Mine, Wilson Creek Canyon, Pendelton Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:251326
Long-form Identifier:1:3:251326:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘMcFadden Peak Fluorspar Mine (Western Fluorspar Mine; Western Fluorspar property; Mack group; Mack claims; Jerky group), McFadden Peak area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
19.1km (11.8 miles) ⓘHope Mine (Hope deposit), Rose Creek Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘLucky Stop Mine (Lucky Stop deposit; Wyoming Minerals lease), Workman Creek, Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘRose Tungsten Mine (Rose Tungsten property; Shoestring property; S. Rose claims; Smith Mine; Smith property), Rock Creek Canyon, Jim Sam Butte area, Spring Creek area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘAsbestos Point (Asbestos Peak), Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘTop Hat claim, Chalk Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
36.0km (22.3 miles) ⓘCanadian Mines (Asbestos King Mine), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘSnakebit Mine (Snakebit deposit; Mono group; Sunset group), Blue House Mountain quadrangle, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘPackard Mine (Packard claims; Bluebird Fluorspar Mine; Bluebird Mine; Walnut Mine), Greenback Creek area, Tonto Basin, Tonto Basin Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘPhillips Asbestos Mine (Crosthwaite-Steward group; Grandview claims; Ladder Mine; Golden Fiber claims), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1959), Uranium deposits in the Dripping Spring Quartzite, Gila Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1046-P: 479-481.
 
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