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Fluorite from
Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:Very good crystals with several habits in all the mine
Colour:green, white, purple, yellow, colorless, rarely blue
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Significance:Significant commercial deposit of this mineral.
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz38
Baryte25
Sellaite6
Calcite6
- var Manganese-bearing Calcite4
Chalcopyrite5
Pyrite4
Dolomite2
Marcasite2
Aragonite2
Paracoquimbite1
Arsenopyrite1
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (114 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:165512
Long-form Identifier:1:3:165512:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
2.8km (1.7 miles) Les Trois Vallons mine, Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
3.5km (2.2 miles) Maraval mine, Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
4.0km (2.5 miles) Saint Jean - La Berle Mine, Fréjus, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
4.4km (2.8 miles) Rhyolite outcrop, La Charbonniere Lake, Fréjus, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
5.5km (3.4 miles) Les Trois Termes Mine, Fréjus, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
5.9km (3.7 miles) L'Avellan mine, Fréjus, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
6.8km (4.2 miles) Maurevieille Mine, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Grasse Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
7.3km (4.6 miles) Le Charbonnier Mine, Fréjus, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
7.9km (4.9 miles) R. N. 7 outcrop, Fréjus, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
8.8km (5.5 miles) Le Baladou outcrop, Agay, Saint-Raphaël, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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