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Fluorite from
Section 27 Prospect, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Section 27 Prospect, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:175570
Long-form Identifier:1:3:175570:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘSummit group (Poe Mines), Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘSurprise Mine, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘLookout Prospect, José Mining District, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘWhite Eagle Mine, Northern Cooks Range Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘLinda Vista Prospects, Northern Cooks Range Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘGoat Ridge prospect, Fluorite Ridge Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
13.8km (8.5 miles) ⓘGreen Spar Mine (Grattan State Land; Cox prospect), Fluorite Ridge Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘTiptop Prospect, Fluorite Ridge Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘGratton Fluorspar Mine, Fluorite Ridge Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘGrattan Mine (Gratton Mine), Fluorite Ridge Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
References
NMBMMR Memoir 34 Fluorspar in New Mexico
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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