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Fluorite from
Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Fluorite

Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite

Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite, etc.

Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite

Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite

Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite

Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite, etc.

Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite

Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite

Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
02622710017272078558038.jpg
Fluorite

Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
04759970017272078557430.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
06525400017272078555478.jpg
Fluorite

Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz39
Pyrite3
Sphalerite2
Baryte2
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (67 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:278792
Long-form Identifier:1:3:278792:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘMontalimbert mine, Saint-Hilaire, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘLa Croix-Blanche quarry (Maltaverne quarry), Saint-Hilaire, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
14.2km (8.9 miles) ⓘPeuvet, Villefranche-d'Allier, Montluçon, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘLes Boutons, Haut-Bocage, Montluçon, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘLes Bergerats, Haut-Bocage, Montluçon, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘLe Mazet vein no. 1, Le Mazet, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘSte Barbe vein (Les Montmins), Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘLes Côtes-Rousses, Néris-les-Bains, Montluçon, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘCerclier, Néris-les-Bains, Montluçon, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘPigaloux, Néris-les-Bains, Montluçon, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Barral, Jean-Pierre (2023) Le tour de France du microminéralogiste. Carrière des Rocs - Allier [The micromineralogist's tour of France. Carrière des Rocs - Allier]. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 159(1), 3-6
 
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