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Calcite from
Stanley Mine (Gehrmann; Cooper; York; Whale; Golden Link), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, 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 Stanley Mine (Gehrmann; Cooper; York; Whale; Golden Link), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:293089
Long-form Identifier:1:3:293089:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘAlma Lincoln Mine, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘFoxhall, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘTropic Shaft, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘTom Boy (Treasure Vault; John Paul Jones; Edna Fannie; Golden Treasure), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSeaton, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘBellman, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘFreeman Shaft, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘTopeka Mine, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘSilent Friend, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘMcManus Gulch, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
Lovering, T.S., Goddard, E.N. (1950) Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado. Professional Paper 223. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp223
Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.
 
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