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Calcite from
SA Canyon (Grapevine Campground), Gila Hot Springs, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Canyon
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Slightly etched, modified rhombohedrons to 2 cm occur with zeolites in vesicles to 15 cm.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view SA Canyon (Grapevine Campground), Gila Hot Springs, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:36814
Long-form Identifier:1:3:36814:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘEast Fork Gila River, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘMeerschaum Shaft, Meerschaum Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘBlue Star Prospect, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘClum Mine, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘPinos Altos Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘFoster Mine, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘLady Katherine Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘCalumet Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘDeep Down-Atlantic Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘCleveland Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
D.Court collection
Northrop, Stuart A. (n.d.) Minerals of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
DeMark, Ramon S. (1989) Micromounting in New Mexico. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (1) 57-64
 
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