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Fluorite from
Knight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA


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Fluorite, etc.

Knight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Knight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Knight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Knight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

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Fluorite

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Fluorite, etc.

Knight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Knight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Knight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

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Fluorite, etc.

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Fluorite, etc.

Knight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite7
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Knight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1018220
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1018220:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Good Hope-Extension Mine), Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘAnnex Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘFairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘBlue Diggings Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘArgo Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘAlcoa Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘExtension Mine (Annex Mine), Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘRosiclare Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCore Drills (MRDS - 10082966), Hardin County, Illinois, USA
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine - Daisy vein No. 2 shaft, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
References
Bastin, Edson S. (1931) The Fluorspar Deposits of Hardin and Pope Counties, Illinois. Bulletin 58. Illinois State Geological Survey
 
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