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Fluorite from
Sunset vein, Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:Occurs in the Sunset vein fissure.
Colour:Colorless, purple
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunset vein, Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:682181
Long-form Identifier:1:3:682181:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘJosephine Mine (Josephine ledge; Josephine claim), Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘEngland claim, Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBrilliant claim (Brilliant Mine; Brilliant ledge), Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘTao Mine, Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘOrd Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘGreen Hornet Mine (Green Hornet deposit; Blue Bonnet), West Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘMcKinney deposit (Jackass), West Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘRock Corral, Landers, San Bernardino County, California, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘAfton Canyon deposit (Kings; Masson; Erisman; Florite Canyon; Bighorn Number 9; Afton Fluorspar; Randall), Afton Canyon, Afton, San Bernardino County, California, USA
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fluorspar occurrence [5], Afton, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Weber, F. Harold (1963) Geology and mineral deposits of the Ord Mountain District, San Bernardino County, California. Special Report 77. California Division of Mines & Geology p.26
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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