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Fluorite from
Bald Butte Mine (Knifeblade Mine), Marysville Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 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 Bald Butte Mine (Knifeblade Mine), Marysville Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:496159
Long-form Identifier:1:3:496159:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘBell Boy Mine, Marysville Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘEarthquake Mine, Towsley Mine, Marysville Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBoeing Prospect (Flynn Fluorite & Gold; Flynn Property), Greenhorn Mining District (Austin Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘDrumlummon Mine, Marysville Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘBishop Mine (Bishop Adit), Garrison Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘPrickly Pear Claim, Sevenmile-Scratchgravel Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘAnderson Mine (Bishop Adit; Bishop Mine; Spokane Chemical Company Workings; Brock Creek; Brock Mine; Brock-Anderson; Warm Springs Creek Mine; Warm Springs Creek Mine), Garrison Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘWarm Springs, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
71.5km (44.5 miles) ⓘBanker Claim (Bryan and Banker Claim), South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘNorth Home Mine, Radersburg Mining District (Cedar Plains Mining District; Lone Mountain Mining District), Broadwater County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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