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Fluorite from
Las Cuevas Mine, Zaragoza Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:Levresse G., Gonzalez-Partida E., Tritlla J., Camprubi A., Cienfuegos-Alvarado E., Morales-Puente P., 2003. Fluid characteristics of the World-clas, carbonate-hosted Las Cuevas fluorite deposit (San Luis Potosi, Mexico). Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 78-79, 537-543.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Las Cuevas Mine, Zaragoza Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:397063
Long-form Identifier:1:3:397063:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘConsentida Mine, Zaragoza, Zaragoza Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘEl Realito Mine, San Luis de la Paz Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
54.3km (33.8 miles) ⓘEl Refugio Mine, San Luis de la Paz Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
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