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Calcite from
Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA


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Calcite

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
01480270017368317854441.jpg
Calcite

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Calcite

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:87585
Long-form Identifier:1:3:87585:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘLaughlin Peak, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘTres Hermanos Peak, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
84.1km (52.2 miles) ⓘThunder Mine, Cimarroncito Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘAztec Mine (Aztec vein), Baldy Mountain, Baldy Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
98.9km (61.5 miles) ⓘDenver Mine, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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