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Fluorite from
Fluorspar King mine, Buena Vista Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fluorspar King mine, Buena Vista Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:284454
Long-form Identifier:1:3:284454:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fluorspar Deposit (MRDS10045315), Buena Vista Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘFluorspar prospect (Fluorite prospect), Buena Vista Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
3.1km (2.0 miles) ⓘTungsten Prospect (MRDS10098825), Buena Vista Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘWild Rose Mine (Mt. Montgomery Mine; Red Rose Mine; Starlight group), Buena Vista Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘQueens, Buena Vista Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘLinda prospect, Buena Vista Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘShawna prospect, Buena Vista Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fluorite occurrence, Buena Vista Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘMustang Mountain, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘQueen Canyon mine, Buena Vista Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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