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Fluorite (Fluorspar) (commodity) from
Salt Lick deposit, La Madera-Paloma Canyon area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Commodity:Fluorite (Fluorspar) (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Fluorite (Fluorspar) (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salt Lick deposit, La Madera-Paloma Canyon area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1458372
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1458372:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Fluorite (Fluorspar) (commodity)
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘFluorspar Nos. 1 To 8, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘFluorite Deposits, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘLa Madera mine, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWorm Mines Incorporated Property, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘLaura Crystal deposit, La Madera-Paloma Canyon area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘLa Madera Fluorspar, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘSunnyside mine, Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘLittle Julia No. 1 deposit, Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘAmerican, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘAztec deposit, La Madera-Paloma Canyon area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
 
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