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Calcite from
Black Hawk Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Formation:Primary
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Silver1
Acanthite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Hawk Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:41310
Long-form Identifier:1:3:41310:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘAlhambra Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘRose Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘButterfly Seep area, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘEccles Mine, Bullard Peak, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘReed Fluorite Mine, Wild Horse Mesa, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘHard Pan Mine (German Mine), Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘPurple Heart Mine, Wild Horse Mesa, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘNational Copper Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCalifornia Gulch Fluorspar Prospects, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘWake-Up-Charlie Mine, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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