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Fluorite from
Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


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Fluorite

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Fluorite

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
06213180017271982919747.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
00512080017272011671981.jpg
Fluorite

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite62
Willemite50
Wulfenite26
Quartz25
- var Smoky Quartz7
Hydrozincite6
Hematite5
Aragonite4
Anglesite4
Cerussite2
Galena2
Wickenburgite2
Kaolinite1
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31250
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31250:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘAbe Lincoln Mine (Cumbac Mine; Andrew Jackson Mine; Tom Jefferson Mine; Copper No. 2 claim; Copper No. 1 Patented claim), Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSwallow Mine (Moonlight Mine; Dobler Mine; Whim vein; Golden Wonder shaft), Buzzard's Roost, Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘGreat Southern Mine, Monarch Wash area, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘOutpost Mine, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘLucky Jack and Adams claims, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘMonarch Mine, Monarch Wash area, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘS and O claims (S & O claims; Amethyst Hill; Dave Haneline Memorial Mine), Wickenburg, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘPicacho View Mine, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘUranus Mine (Total Wreck Mine; Planet Saturn Mine; Mizpah Mine; Helen Morris claim; Nest Egg claim; Terminal claim), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘGray Fox prospect, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Gardner, Bill, Davis, Ed (2000) The Purple Passion Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (4) 323-331
 
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