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Fluorite from
Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite32
Baryte20
Smithsonite14
Galena13
Petroleum8
- var Bitumen8
Quartz6
Chalcopyrite4
Malachite2
Goethite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (17 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1214482
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1214482:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Fluorite in this Region
Cleveland Mine, Austin group, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Green-Defender Mine, Austin Group, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Lead Mine, Austin Group, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Hastie's Quarry, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Griffith's Mine, Hastie's Quarry, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Oxford Cut, Hastie's Quarry, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Robinson mine, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
West Morrison-Oxford Pit, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.2km (0.1 miles) Lead Mine, Austin Group, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) Griffith's Mine, Hastie's Quarry, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Victory Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Benzon mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-district, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) Cleveland Mine, Austin group, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) Cave-In-Rock Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) West Morrison-Oxford Pit, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.6km (0.3 miles) Oxford Cut, Hastie's Quarry, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) Oxford Pits, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) Hastie's Quarry, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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