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Fluorite from
Detroit City Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA


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Fluorite, etc.

Detroit City Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Detroit City Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Detroit City Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite2
Sphalerite2
Quartz1
Hübnerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Detroit City Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1227167
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1227167:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘSweet Home Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘSara Rose Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘKite Lake, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘTanner Boy Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘKentucky Belle Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘClimax Mine, Climax, Climax Mining District, Lake County, Colorado, USA
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘWire Patch Mine, Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘHammer prospect, Gore Range, Summit County, Colorado, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘBaker Mine, Argentine Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘMiddle Mountain prospect, La Plata Mining District (Winfield Mining District), Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
Collector's Edge Minerals Inc
 
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