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Fluorite from
Petroglyph Mine (Miners Dream Mine), Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mimetite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Petroglyph Mine (Miners Dream Mine), Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:925928
Long-form Identifier:1:3:925928:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMacy Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘCopper Flat, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘGray Eagle Mine, South Percha Creek, Tierra Blanca Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘGrey Eagle mine, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘSalado Prospect, Salado Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘPatsy Mine, Carpenter Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘColumbia Mine, Carpenter Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘGrand View Mine, Grand View Camp, Carpenter Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘLyda-K Mine, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘBlack Beauty Group, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Saathoff collection, Cone collection, Beyer collection
 
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