Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Fluorite from
Cave Spar prospect, Sulphur Canyon District, Sierra 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 Cave Spar prospect, Sulphur Canyon District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:240555
Long-form Identifier:1:3:240555:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Prospects, Grandview Canyon Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Fluorspar group, Sulphur Canyon District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘValle Vista Prospect, Goodfortune Creek District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘSalinas mine (Crawford prospect), Lava Gap District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘBaso Four Prospect, Lava Gap District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘSection 29 deposit, Bearden Canyon District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘSan Andres lead mine, San Andres Canyon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘMockingbird Gap Mine, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘMay Day Prospect, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
53.2km (33.0 miles) ⓘParker Prospect, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
U.S. Geological Survey staff (1965) Mineral and water resources of New Mexico. Bulletin 87. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 444pp. doi:10.58799/b-87
 
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