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Fluorite from
Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA


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Fluorite, etc.

Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

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Fluorite

Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite

Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Fluorite, etc.

Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Habit:Crystals to 0.5m on edge
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena40
Sphalerite35
Quartz16
Calcite11
Petroleum2
- var Bitumen2
Baryte1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (51 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68449
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68449:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘNorth Green Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘS.E. Oxford No. 11 Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘIda-Oxford Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘM. F. Oxford No. 7 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘEast Green Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘWest Green Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMinerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘEdgar Davis Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘWall Mine No. 1, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘHill Mine, Cave-in-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:64:18.
Rocks & Min.: 63:210-226
Econ Geol (1994) 89:288-306
 
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