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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Fluorite from
Oulay Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, 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 Oulay Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:355403
Long-form Identifier:1:3:355403:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘGallic - Vulcan Group (Weatherhorn), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘTom Moore Lode, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘRansom Mine, Eureka, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘGrizzly Bear Mine, Bear Creek, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘGrand Veiw Occurrence, Mineral Point, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘMountain Monarch Mine, Upper Uncompahgre River, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘSunnyside Extension Mine (Gold Prince Mine), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘMichael Breen Mine, Upper Uncompahgre River, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘFourteen Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Econ Geol (1980) 75:963-991
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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