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Fluorite from
Darrel Prospect, Placitas Mining District, Bernalillo 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 Darrel Prospect, Placitas Mining District, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:175579
Long-form Identifier:1:3:175579:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMohawk Prospect, Placitas Mining District, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMohawk; Chief & Lion Claims, Placitas Mining District, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCapulin Peak Prospect, Placitas Mining District, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘCapulin Peak, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘCapulin Prospect, Placitas Mining District, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘSchmidt Prospect, Placitas Mining District, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBlue Sky Prospect, Placitas Mining District, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘLa Luz Prospect, Placitas Mining District, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘBlue Sky, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
6.4km (3.9 miles) ⓘLandsend deposit, Placitas Mining District, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
References
NMBMMR Memoir 34 Fluorspar in New Mexico
Kelley, V.C., Northrop, S.A. (1975) Geology of Sandia Mountains and Vicinity, New Mexico. New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources. Memoir 29, 136 pages.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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