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Calcite from
Silver King Mine, Payson, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), 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 Silver King Mine, Payson, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:427403
Long-form Identifier:1:3:427403:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘOxbow Mine (Oxbow claim; Golden Wreath claim; Golden Wreath Mine; Osborn prospect), Oxbow Gulch, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘTonto Natural Bridge, Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, Pine area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘGila County group (Northern Light; Gold Creek; Bowman & Reynolds; Big Tunnell; Gila Co. Cinnabar), Gold Creek, Gila County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘRed Bird group (Blue Bird group; Tonto; Slate Creek; Slate Creek Quicksilver), Slate Creek, Malone Mountain area, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘTop Hat claim, Chalk Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘSlate Creek, Kayler Butte area, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘSunflower Mine, Maricopa County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
34.0km (21.1 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
41.1km (25.6 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
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Dam area (Horseshoe Dam Clinoptilolite occurrence), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10046304, MRDS ID #M241206.
 
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