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Fluorite from
Stackhouse Mine (Defender Mine [included]), Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, 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 Stackhouse Mine (Defender Mine [included]), Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:354445
Long-form Identifier:1:3:354445:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘBetts Sandy Bottom Property (Betts Mine; and Gillespie Mine; Rollins Chemical Company Mine; Includes The Nettie Mine; Martha Mine), Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘGahagan Mine, Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘLong Mountain Mines, Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘMine Ridge Prospects, Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘBall Feldspar Mine, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘWilliams Mine (Mims Barite Mine; Krebs Barite Mine), Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘKrebs Barite Mine (Burnett Mine; Pond Ridge Barite Mine), Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘRedmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘRay Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
57.2km (35.6 miles) ⓘCrabtree Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
Streeter, Michael (2003) A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains. Milestone Press Inc.pp.70-71
 
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