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Fluorite prospect No. 2, Burnet County, Texas, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 46' 28'' North , 98° 18' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
30.77438,-98.30310
GeoHash:
G#: 9v6p543cg
GRN:
N21W61
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Burnet6,239 (2017)7.4km
Buchanan Dam1,519 (2011)12.8km
Buchanan Lake Village692 (2011)16.3km
Kingsland6,030 (2011)18.4km
Highland Haven452 (2017)20.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
274344
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:274344:1
GUID (UUID V4):
553e2964-595e-442c-9db9-f15a7061c276


A fluorspar occurrence/prospect located 4.9 miles N70W of Burnet, on private land. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 250 meters.

Mineralization is a fluorspar deposit hosted in the Neoproterozoic Valley Springs Gneiss. Local rocks include the Valley Springs Gneiss.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2

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FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2

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Link to USGS MRDS:10065124

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References

USGS MRDS ID #TC40150.
Paige, Sidney (1912), Geologic Atlas of the United States, Llano-Burnet, Texas folio, USGS Geologic Atlas, folio 183, 12 pages.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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