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Calcite from
Camp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz37
Sphalerite22
Chalcopyrite17
Epidote12
Fluorite10
Chlorite Group7
Pyrite4
Ankerite2
Galena1
Rhodochrosite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Camp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (23 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:54980
Long-form Identifier:1:3:54980:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘAtlas Mine, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘPilot Mine, Yankee Boy Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘMountain Top Mine, Governor Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘSmuggler Vein, Smuggler Union Mine, Marshall Basin, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘCimarron Mine, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘBeaver and Belfast Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘBlack Bear Mine (Black Bear & Iona Mine), Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘLiberty Bell Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘMineral Farm Mine, Canyon Creek, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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