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Fluorite from
Ruby Mine, Galena Mountain, Howardsville, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hübnerite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruby Mine, Galena Mountain, Howardsville, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:113440
Long-form Identifier:1:3:113440:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘHowardsville, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘOsceola Mine, Cunningham Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘRansom Mine, Eureka, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘShenandoah-Dives Mine (Shenandoah Mine), Little Giant Peak, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘTom Moore Lode, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘGenoa Claim, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘAspen Mine (Legal Tender Mine), Hazelton Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘSunnyside Extension Mine (Gold Prince Mine), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘMountain Queen Mine, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 63:284.
2008 New Mexico Mineral Symposium abstracts
 
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