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Fluorite from
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite1
Mimetite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1661835
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1661835:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘPool's Mine (Pools property), Lee Mountain area, Saddle Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (54), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘNew Dawn claims, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘSilver Bell-Martinez Mine (Martinez Mine; Silver Bell property; Martinez property; Silver-Bell Mine; Silver Bell-Martinez Mine; Columbia Mine; Columbia-Silver Bell Mine; Silver Bell-Columbia Mine), Martinez Canyon, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘResolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘRainbow group (Clark prospect; Clark claims), Powers Gulch, Top of the World, Summit Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘBronx Mine (Bronx property; Bronx Copper property), Pinto Creek, Top of the World area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘCopper Reef Mine (Copper Reef Consolidated; Rawhide Mountain prospects; Coronado claims; Coronado group; North Star Mine; North Star shaft), Copper Reef Mountain, Stanley Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘPearl Mine (Pearl property; Pearl vein; Monarch group; Dripping Springs property; Cuba Mine; Magoris Mine; Matt Tar property), Signal Peak area, Black Hills, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Pascale & Daniel Journet CollectionIdentified by Pascale & Daniel Journet: Visual Identification
 
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