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Fluoborite from
New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA


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Fluoborite, etc.

New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Fluoborite, etc.

New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Fluoborite, etc.

New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Fluoborite, etc.

New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Fluoborite, etc.

New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Fluoborite, etc.

New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Fluoborite, etc.

New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Fluoborite, etc.

New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Fluoborite, etc.

New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Fluoborite, etc.

New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Fluoborite, etc.

New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Fluoborite, etc.

New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluoborite
Formula:Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
Comments:Occurs as abundant sub-parallel prismatic crystals in a matrix of calcite in a contact zone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite6
Aragonite2
Calcite2
Boltwoodite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluoborite data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:101146
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101146:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluoborite
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘLudlow (Stagg), San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
 
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