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Fluorite from
Lucky Mine, Steeple Rock Mining District (Duncan Mining District), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:Occurs covered by mammillary layers of psilomelane.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Psilomelane
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrolusite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lucky Mine, Steeple Rock Mining District (Duncan Mining District), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:241405
Long-form Identifier:1:3:241405:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLuckie No. 2 Mine, Steeple Rock Mining District (Duncan Mining District), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘForbis Mine (Polly Ann Mine), Steeple Rock Mining District (Duncan Mining District), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘFourth of July Mine, Duncan, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘPhillips Mine (Goat Camp Mine; Goat Camp 1-2 claims; Dean Mine; Ontario and Stotts Mine; Stotts Mine; Ontario Mine), Steeple Rock Mining District (Duncan Mining District), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘDaniels Camp Mine (Daniels Camp 1 & 2 claims), Steeple Rock Mining District (Duncan Mining District), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘEureka Mine, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect [10014619], Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘRattlesnake No. 1 and No. 2 Shaft, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘLonestar prospect, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine (Bitter Creek Mine), Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Hewett, D. F., Fleischer, Michael, Conklin, Nancy (1963) Deposits of the manganese oxides: supplement. Economic Geology, 58 (1). 1-51 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.58.1.1
Hewett, D. F. (1964) Veins of hypogene manganese oxide minerals in the southwestern United States. Economic Geology, 59 (8). p.1429-1472. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.59.8.1429
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 128, 223
 
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