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Fluorite from
Bronx Mine (Bronx property; Bronx Copper property), Pinto Creek, Top of the World area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:Minute crystals and small masses disseminated in greisen associated with quartz-molybdenite veins.
Colour:Purple, colorless
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Molybdenite
Muscovite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bronx Mine (Bronx property; Bronx Copper property), Pinto Creek, Top of the World area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276155
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276155:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘRainbow group (Clark prospect; Clark claims), Powers Gulch, Top of the World, Summit Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘCastle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘVan Dyke Mine (Van Dyke shaft; Van Dyke deposit; Van Dyke claim; Oxymin's Van Dyke deposit), Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘResolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
13.4km (8.4 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘApache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘGonzales Pass deposit, Gonzalez Pass, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Peterson, N.P. (1962), Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami district, AZ, USGS PP 342: 73, 134.
 
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