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Calcite from
Blue Cap Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, 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 Blue Cap Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:548676
Long-form Identifier:1:3:548676:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘVanadium Queen Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘLittle Don Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘFirefly–Pigmay Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘCliff Dweller Mine, La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘCashin Mine (Red Chief claim; Titon claim; Angell claim; Horse Shoe claim; Bennie claim; Maud claim; Humboldt claim), La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘSunrise Mine (Patented Claim: Sunrise; MS 16001), La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘMorning Glory Mines, La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘSinbad Group, Sinbad Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘSinbad Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘBlue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
Kampf, A. R., Steele, I. M. (2008) Martyite, a new mineral species related to volborthite: Description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46 (3) 687-692 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.3.687
Kampf, A. R., Hughes, J. M., Marty, J., Nash, B. (2012) Postite, Mg(H2O)6Al2(OH)2(H2O)8(V10O28)·13H2O, a new mineral species from the La Sal District, Utah: Crystal structure and descriptive mineralogy. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (1) 45-53 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.1.45
 
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