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Fluorite (Fluorspar) (commodity) from
Black Hills prospect, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Commodity:Fluorite (Fluorspar) (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Fluorite (Fluorspar) (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Hills prospect, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1246368
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1246368:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Fluorite (Fluorspar) (commodity)
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘMichigan Prospect, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘDixie mine, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCharlies Claim Group, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fluorite Prospect, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘPurple Star prospect (Purple Spar prospect), Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘCyclone Group, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘRevenue group (Kent Fluorspar mine; Cox's Canyon mines; Cirac mine), Cox Canyon, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘMerkt prospect, Westgate Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘLittle Fluorspar prospect, Broken Hills Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘKaiser Mine (Baxter Mine), Broken Hills Mine, Broken Hills Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
 
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