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Fluorite from
Last Chance Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA


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 Last Chance Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1408039
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1408039:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘAmethyst Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘSolomon Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘHoly Moses Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘBulldog Mountain Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘColorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘIron King Prospect, Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10087970), White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10087969), White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014571), White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘThorium Prospects (MRDS - 10094700), White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
Collected by Eckhard D. Stuart 8/1/20
 
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