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Fluorite from
McFadden Peak Fluorspar Mine (Western Fluorspar Mine; Western Fluorspar property; Mack group; Mack claims; Jerky group), McFadden Peak area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, 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 McFadden Peak Fluorspar Mine (Western Fluorspar Mine; Western Fluorspar property; Mack group; Mack claims; Jerky group), McFadden Peak area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:427801
Long-form Identifier:1:3:427801:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘHope Mine (Hope deposit), Rose Creek Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘQuartzite claims (Cherry Creek claims), Horse Camp Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
20.0km (12.5 miles) ⓘTop Hat claim, Chalk Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘRed Rock Mine, Mistake Peak area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘBreadpan claim (Breadpan area; Lothmann-Scorfian property), Flying W Ranch area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘJones Barite-Fluorite deposit, Mailbox Mesa, Young area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘPackard Mine (Packard claims; Bluebird Fluorspar Mine; Bluebird Mine; Walnut Mine), Greenback Creek area, Tonto Basin, Tonto Basin Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘQuartz Ledge Mine (Porcupine Mine; White Cow Mine), Jakes Corner area, Tonto Basin, Tonto Basin Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘHillside deposit, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘTomato Juice deposit, Cibecue Creek-Salt River Draw confluence with the Salt River area, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10056467, MRDS ID #TC00294.
 
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