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Fluorite from
Blue Diggings Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA


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Fluorite

Blue Diggings Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Blue Diggings Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
00429800017272027697064.jpg
Fluorite

Blue Diggings Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
09915620017373291325861.jpg
Fluorite

Blue Diggings Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
00429800017272027697064.jpg
Fluorite

Blue Diggings Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
09915620017373291325861.jpg
Fluorite

Blue Diggings Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6
Calcite6
Chalcopyrite6
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Diggings Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:288229
Long-form Identifier:1:3:288229:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘArgo Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘRosiclare Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘAnnex Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘFairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Good Hope-Extension Mine), Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCore Drills (MRDS - 10082966), Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘKnight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘAlcoa Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine - Daisy vein No. 2 shaft, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘHillside Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
References
U.S.G.S. Bulletin 255
Bastin, Edson S. (1931) The Fluorspar Deposits of Hardin and Pope Counties, Illinois. Bulletin 58. Illinois State Geological Survey
Goldstein, Alan (1997) Famous Mineral Localities: The Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (1) 3-49
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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