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Fluorite from
Afton Canyon deposit (Kings; Masson; Erisman; Florite Canyon; Bighorn Number 9; Afton Fluorspar; Randall), Afton Canyon, Afton, Cady Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:Occurs as veins ½ inch (1.25 cm) to 8 inches (20 cm) wide and up to 1 mile (1.62 km) long.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Afton Canyon deposit (Kings; Masson; Erisman; Florite Canyon; Bighorn Number 9; Afton Fluorspar; Randall), Afton Canyon, Afton, Cady Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:647215
Long-form Identifier:1:3:647215:3
GUID (UUID V4):9c6b3d7e-2b45-4305-8c74-fd9cec1ab8dc
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.6km (0.3 miles) Unnamed Fluorspar occurrence [5], Afton, Cady Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) Unnamed Fluorspar prospect [6] (Southern Pacific Company property), Afton, Cady Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) Afton Canyon, Afton, Cady Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) Upper D-Site, Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) E-Site, Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) C-Site, Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) B-Site, Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) SW cut, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) Aga Mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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