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Fluorite from
Caspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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Fluorite

Caspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Fluorite

Caspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Fluorite

Caspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Fluorite

Caspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Fluorite

Caspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Fluorite

Caspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Fluorite

Caspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Fluorite

Caspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Fluorite

Caspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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 Caspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77969
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77969:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘA46 Highway bridge, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘLanwehr quarry, Müschede, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘEbel quarry, Herdringen, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘNeveling Quarry (Herdringen Quarry), Herdringen, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘCalcite quarry, Holzen, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘCronenberg quarry, Remblinghausen, Meschede, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘBestwig quarry, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘBecke-Oese quarry, Hemer, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘWeber quarry, Griesenbrauck, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘHohenlimburg quarry, Oege, Hohenlimburg, Hagen, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Schnorrer-Köhler, Günther (1989) Caspari-Zeche. Das Antimonerzvorkommen der Caspari-Zeche bei Arnsberg im Sauerland und Seine Minerale [Caspari-Zeche. The antimony ore deposits of the Caspari-Zeche near Arnsberg in the Sauerland and its minerals]. Lapis, 14 (6) 11-32
 
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