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Calcite from
Potosi Shaft, Rose Mountain Mining District (Gold Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Shaft
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Potosi Shaft, Rose Mountain Mining District (Gold Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:500172
Long-form Identifier:1:3:500172:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘDolo Prospect, Flint Creek Range Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘWasa Mine (Monarch Mine; Simmer Jack; Durand; Key; Key-Durand), Dunkleberg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine (Gold King Mine), South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Clay deposit [5], Douglas Mountain, Dunkleberg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘPhilipsburg, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘLast Chance Claim (Last Chance Tailings), John Long Mountains Area, Granite County, Montana, USA
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘSan Francisco Mine (Frisco Shaft), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘGranite-Bimetallic Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘHorton Mine (Imperial Mine; Midnight Mine; Silver Chief Mine; True Fissure Mine), Durango & Moorlight Group (Durango & Moonlight Group), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘMidnight Mine (Imperial), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
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