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Fluorite from
Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Unincorporated Community
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz332
- var Amethyst8
Galena158
Baryte91
Linarite86
Brochantite82
Anglesite57
Wulfenite19
Calcite18
Malachite15
Spangolite11
Chrysocolla11
Hemimorphite7
Cerussite7
Plattnerite6
Murdochite6
Smithsonite5
Rosasite4
Corkite3
Creedite2
Antlerite2
Limonite2
Hematite1
Azurite1
Goethite1
Caledonite1
Connellite1
Aurichalcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (30 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:212733
Long-form Identifier:1:3:212733:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Fluorite in this Region
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Blue Ice prospect, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Clarence Barrett workings, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Eagle's Nest Pocket, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Hairpin Turn, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Ice Cream Igloo Pocket, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Portales adit (Glory Hole), Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
South Cut Area, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Sunshine No. 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Sunshine No. 2 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Sunshine No. 3 and 1/2 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Sunshine No. 4 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Sunshine No. 5 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Sunshine No. 6 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Desert Rose Mine (Downey stope; Mountain Canyon Mine; Ace High Mine), Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Fishstick Prospect, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Hickey No. 1 Mine, Garden Spring Canyon, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Ora Mine, Garden Spring Canyon, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Royal Flush Mine, Garden Spring Canyon, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Miera deposit, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
4.9km (3.1 miles) Desert Rose Mine (Downey stope; Mountain Canyon Mine; Ace High Mine), Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) Royal Flush Mine, Garden Spring Canyon, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) Ora Mine, Garden Spring Canyon, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) Hickey No. 1 Mine, Garden Spring Canyon, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) Sunshine No. 2 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) Sunshine No. 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) Miera deposit, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
44.2km (27.4 miles) La Bonita deposit, Chupadero Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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