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Fluorite from
Kitanaka mine, Yamagata City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan


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Fluorite

Kitanaka mine, Yamagata City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Fluorite

Kitanaka mine, Yamagata City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Fluorite

Kitanaka mine, Yamagata City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Fluorite

Kitanaka mine, Yamagata City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Fluorite

Kitanaka mine, Yamagata City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Fluorite

Kitanaka mine, Yamagata City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kitanaka mine, Yamagata City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1328455
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1328455:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘSasahora mine, Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘMount Tagami, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
63.5km (39.4 miles) ⓘHirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘEbisu Mine, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘTawara (Tahara), Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
90.7km (56.4 miles) ⓘTochibora deposit, Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
References
Hiroaki Tano specimens.
 
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