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Fluorite from
Gibbons Mine, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Saline County, Illinois, 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 Gibbons Mine, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Saline County, Illinois, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:504742
Long-form Identifier:1:3:504742:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘBig Four Mine, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Saline County, Illinois, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘKing and Fergusen Mine, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Saline County, Illinois, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘRose Creek Mines (Rose Creek Fluorspar Mine), Rose Creek Mining Sub-district, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘKnox Fluorite Mine, Rose Creek Mining Sub-district, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘTanner Prospect, Rose Creek Mining Sub-district, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘTodd Prospect, Empire Mining Sub-District, Pope County, Illinois, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘBig Joe Prospect, Pope County, Illinois, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘNew Baldwin Mine, Pope County, Illinois, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘAcup Prospect, Empire Mining Sub-District, Pope County, Illinois, USA
7.2km (4.4 miles) ⓘConrad Prospect, Empire Mining Sub-District, Pope County, Illinois, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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