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Calcite from
Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, 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 Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:619486
Long-form Identifier:1:3:619486:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘDebely Mine (De Bely Mine), Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘInyo Mine (Inyo prospect), Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘBoraxo Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘHard Scramble claim, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘBillie Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘSigma Mine (White Monster Mine; Sigma-White Monster Mine), Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘLower Biddy McCarthy Mine (Little Biddy Mine), Biddy McCarthy Mines, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘPlayed Out Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘGrand View Mine (Grandview Mine), Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘLizzy V. Oakley Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Giles, W. B. (1903) Bakerite (a new borosilicate of calcium) and howlite from California. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 13 (62) 353-355 doi:10.1180/minmag.1903.013.62.12
 
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