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Fluorite from
Purple Star prospect, Hidalgo 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 Purple Star prospect, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:175629
Long-form Identifier:1:3:175629:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘBob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect [10094262], San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect [10009976], Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘParadise Area Fluorite deposits, Paradise, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘRidge Prospect (Hoggett Prospect; Broaddus prospect), Red Hill District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘCombined Minerals Corporation Mine, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘAnimas Mine, Animas Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘPague prospect (Indian Creek prospect), Indian Creek, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘMineral Mountain Mine, Kimball, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo 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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