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| Species: | Fluorite |
| Formula: | CaF2 |
| Comments: | Xls to 1mm |
| Habit: | Prismatic, octahedral, cubo-octhedral. |
| Colour: | Colourless, shades of purple. |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hedenbergite | ⓘ6 photos of Fluorite associated with Hedenbergite at this locality. |
| Zircon | ⓘ5 photos of Fluorite associated with Zircon at this locality. |
| Titanite | ⓘ4 photos of Fluorite associated with Titanite at this locality. |
| Clinochlore | ⓘ3 photos of Fluorite associated with Clinochlore at this locality. |
| Kainosite-(Y) | ⓘ2 photos of Fluorite associated with Kainosite-(Y) at this locality. |
| Allanite-(Ce) | ⓘ2 photos of Fluorite associated with Allanite-(Ce) at this locality. |
| Allanite Group | 2 photos of Fluorite associated with Allanite Group at this locality. |
| Biotite | ⓘ2 photos of Fluorite associated with Biotite at this locality. |
| Feldspar Group | 2 photos of Fluorite associated with Feldspar Group at this locality. |
| Epidote | ⓘ2 photos of Fluorite associated with Epidote at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (33 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39064 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39064:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e4c2d823-4355-4922-8a8d-e7237a0a2c57 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite |
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| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘMarsco, Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘGlamaig, Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK |
| 10.4km (6.5 miles) | ⓘIron-copper trial, Kilchrist, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK |
| 10.4km (6.5 miles) | ⓘMarble quarries, Kilchrist, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK |
| 38.6km (24.0 miles) | ⓘLoch Duich, Ratagain Intrusion, Glenelg, Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK |
| 40.9km (25.4 miles) | ⓘLoch Duich (2), Ratagain Intrusion, Glenelg, Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK |
| 70.6km (43.9 miles) | ⓘStrontian, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK |
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