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Fluorite from
Winslow Tin mine, Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, USA


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Fluorite, etc.

Winslow Tin mine, Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
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Fluorite

Winslow Tin mine, Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Winslow Tin mine, Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Winslow Tin mine, Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
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Fluorite

Winslow Tin mine, Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Winslow Tin mine, Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
09571810017371813971379.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Winslow Tin mine, Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
00700290017272025422213.jpg
Fluorite

Winslow Tin mine, Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
08582530017272025276551.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Winslow Tin mine, Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite3
Quartz2
Arsenopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Winslow Tin mine, Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:42455
Long-form Identifier:1:3:42455:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘDennis Hill albitite, Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘPaper Mill Excavation, Jay, Franklin County, Maine, USA
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘOld County Road locality, Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘDragon Cement Quarry, Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘRobinson Mountain, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
66.7km (41.4 miles) ⓘBennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘRumford Falls, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘDeer Isle Mine, Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine, USA
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘDouglass Copper Mine, Blue Hill, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
83.1km (51.6 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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