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Colossal Cave, Colossal Cave Park, Vail, Rincon Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Colossal CaveCave
Colossal Cave ParkPark
VailCensus-designated Place
Rincon MountainsMountain Range
Pima CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 3' 54'' North , 110° 37' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vail10,208 (2011)7.9km
Corona de Tucson5,675 (2011)17.6km
Mescal1,812 (2011)20.2km
Pimaco Two682 (2011)21.0km
Tanque Verde16,901 (2011)23.1km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Old Pueblo Lapidary ClubTucson, Arizona33km
Tucson Gem and Mineral SocietyTucson, Arizona33km
Mindat Locality ID:
46655
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46655:5
GUID (UUID V4):
20904f70-5bf1-4535-8374-6bcbf98e25ec


‡Ref.: Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of Arizona: 47.

Located near the South slopes of the Rincon Mountains.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Occurs as stalactites & stalagmites.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Mexico
North America
North America PlateTectonic Plate

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