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Fluorite from
Falkenstein, Falkenstein mining district, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Mining Area
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Falkenstein, Falkenstein mining district, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:263511
Long-form Identifier:1:3:263511:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘPalleiten, Gallzein, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘRoggland mining area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘVomper Loch mines, Vomp, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘSalt mine, Hall valley, Absam, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘBrenner Base Tunnel, Navis, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘOlperer, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘFußstein west slope, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘSchlegeis tunnel, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘElfriede tunnel, Brandberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
35.3km (22.0 miles) ⓘAlpeiner Scharte deposit, Innervals, Vals, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
References
(1994, July) Lapis Vol. 19 (7-8). Christian Weise Verlag GmbH
 
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