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Fluorite from
O'Brien Canyon prospect (O'Brien Mine; Silver Crown group of claims), White Top Mountain, Goldbelt Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:Occurs in veins.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Azurite
Bornite
Chrysocolla
Malachite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view O'Brien Canyon prospect (O'Brien Mine; Silver Crown group of claims), White Top Mountain, Goldbelt Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:643125
Long-form Identifier:1:3:643125:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘLawrence Fluorspar claims, White Top Mountain, Goldbelt Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘUbehebe Mine [1](Copper Bell Mine; Ubehebe Lead Mine), Teakettle Junction, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘSanta Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
50.0km (31.0 miles) ⓘBullfrog Mine (Original Bullfrog Mine), Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Beryl occurrence [1], Haystack Mountain (Haystack; Boulder Mountain; Kern Knob), Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Amazonite occurrence [1], Haystack Mountain (Haystack; Boulder Mountain; Kern Knob), Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘFairbanks Mine, Ruona group, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘChristmas Gift Mine, Ophir Mountain, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘStandard Mine, Ruona group, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘBullfrog-George prospect, Gold Point Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
References
McAllister, James Franklin (1952), Rocks and structure of the Quartz Spring area, northern Panamint Range, California: California Division Mines Special Report 25, 38 p.: 36
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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