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Fluorite from
Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA


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Fluorite, etc.

Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite28
Chalcopyrite25
Calcite10
Baryte6
Quartz4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (20 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5318
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5318:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘBourbon Deposit (Bourbon Prospect), Crawford County, Missouri, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘKratz Spring, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘCamels Hump (Czar Knob), Crawford County, Missouri, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘBoss - Bixby Iron-copper deposit, Dent County, Missouri, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘBell Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine, Iron Mountain, Iron Township, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
59.6km (37.1 miles) ⓘSchnieder Quarry (Schnieder Granite Quarry), Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, USA
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘSheahan Quarry, Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, USA
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘMissouri Red Quarry, Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘPilot Knob Quarry, Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri, USA
References
C. W. Whitten and R. J. Yancey (1991) Characterization of the Rare-earth Mineralogy at the Pea Ridge Deposit, Missouri. USBM Report of Investigations 9331.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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