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Fluorite from
Giant Ledge Mine (Hard Cash Mine), Drum Peak, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, 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 Giant Ledge Mine (Hard Cash Mine), Drum Peak, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:670588
Long-form Identifier:1:3:670588:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine (Queen Mine), Drum Peak, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBronze Mine (Live Oak Mine), Drum Peak, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘGillsmith and Victory prospect, Barnwell, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘIvanpah Mountains deposit (French deposit; A.L. French deposit), Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fluorspar prospect [1], Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine, Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘSilver Lead Spring prospect, Chicken Water Spring, Mid Hills, San Bernardino County, California, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fluorspar-Cu prospect [1], Nipton (Nippen; Nippeno), San Bernardino County, California, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fluorspar prospect [2], Nipton (Nippen; Nippeno), San Bernardino County, California, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘMc Dermott Fluorspar deposit (Mc Dermott deposit; Blue Crystal prospect), Nipton (Nippen; Nippeno), San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Crosby, James W. III & S.R. Hoffman (1951), Fluorspar in California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 47: 636
Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 49): 49(1-2): 67
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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