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Fluorite from
Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calciteā“˜58 photos of Fluorite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Willemiteā“˜46 photos of Fluorite associated with Willemite at this locality.
Wulfeniteā“˜24 photos of Fluorite associated with Wulfenite at this locality.
Quartzā“˜16 photos of Fluorite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Smoky Quartzā“˜7 photos of Fluorite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality.
Hydrozinciteā“˜6 photos of Fluorite associated with Hydrozincite at this locality.
Hematiteā“˜5 photos of Fluorite associated with Hematite at this locality.
Anglesiteā“˜4 photos of Fluorite associated with Anglesite at this locality.
Aragoniteā“˜4 photos of Fluorite associated with Aragonite at this locality.
Galenaā“˜2 photos of Fluorite associated with Galena at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31250
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31250:7
GUID (UUID V4):03829b5c-46ff-4ac6-98a2-eb13ad91fd64
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ā“˜Abe Lincoln Mine (Cumbac Mine; Andrew Jackson Mine; Tom Jefferson Mine; Copper No. 2 claim; Copper No. 1 Patented claim), Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ā“˜Swallow Mine (Moonlight Mine; Dobler Mine; Whim vein; Golden Wonder shaft), Buzzard's Roost, Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ā“˜Great Southern Mine (Kilroy Mine; Hogan Mine [Hogan claim ?]; Rattler group; Great Eastern claim), Monarch Wash area, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ā“˜Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ā“˜Lucky Jack and Adams claims, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ā“˜Monarch Mine (Three Black Buttes Mine; Ryland Mine; Jumbo group; Jumbo Copper Mine; Monark Mine), Monarch Wash area, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ā“˜Picacho View Mine, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
19.9km (12.3 miles) ā“˜Uranus Mine (Total Wreck Mine; Planet Saturn Mine; Mizpah Mine; Helen Morris claim; Nest Egg claim; Terminal claim), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ā“˜Gray Fox prospect, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ā“˜Palo Verde prospect, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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