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Fluorite from
Ajax Mine, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal 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 Ajax Mine, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:455751
Long-form Identifier:1:3:455751:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘWoodpecker Mine, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘSilver Bell-Martinez Mine (Martinez Mine; Silver Bell property; Martinez property; Silver-Bell Mine; Silver Bell-Martinez Mine; Columbia Mine; Columbia-Silver Bell Mine; Silver Bell-Columbia Mine), Martinez Canyon, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘMineral Mountain area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘGonzales Pass deposit, Gonzalez Pass, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘResolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘRainbow group (Clark prospect; Clark claims), Powers Gulch, Top of the World, Summit Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘBronx Mine (Bronx property; Bronx Copper property), Pinto Creek, Top of the World area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Collected by Mr. Eckhard Stuart, 2007.
 
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