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Fluorite from
Boss Lake, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boss Lake, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:491153
Long-form Identifier:1:3:491153:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘDay Star Occurrence, Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine, Upper Browns Creek area, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘFluorspar Lode Occurrence, Quartz Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘMary Murphy Mine, Chalk Creek District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘTilden, Chalk Cliff Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘMount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘMatilda, Chalk Creek District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fluorspar Deposit (MRDS - 10090937), Poncha Springs Area, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fluorspar Deposit (3), Poncha Springs Area, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘPoncha Hot Springs, Poncha Pass Area, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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