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Fluorite from
Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA


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Fluorite

Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
08549640017272030204764.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Locality type:Fault
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:288209
Long-form Identifier:1:3:288209:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘAnnex Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Good Hope-Extension Mine), Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘKnight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘAlcoa Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘBlue Diggings Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘArgo Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘExtension Mine (Annex Mine), Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRosiclare Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘCore Drills (MRDS - 10082966), Hardin County, Illinois, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine - Daisy vein No. 2 shaft, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
References
U.S.G.S. Bulletin 255
Fohs, F. Julius (1907) Fluorspar Deposits of Kentucky. Bulletin Vol. 3 (9). Kentucky Geological Survey
Econ Geol (1994) 89:288-306
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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