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Fluorite from
May Stone and Sand Quarry, Allen County, Indiana, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:Famous glass-clear, sharp cubes of champagne-colored fluorite.
Habit:Cubic
Colour:Champagne
Luminescent properties:Creamy-yellow (LW & SW UV).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena6 photos of Fluorite associated with Galena at this locality.
Calciteā“˜3 photos of Fluorite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Pyriteā“˜2 photos of Fluorite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view May Stone and Sand Quarry, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (63 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96527
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96527:5
GUID (UUID V4):55df37b9-ba35-4b4d-8d74-06bf8fee3fd2
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ā“˜Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence (MRDS - 10080851), Allen County, Indiana, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ā“˜Sphalerite and Fluorite Occurrence Z79, Allen County, Indiana, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ā“˜Stoneco Scott Quarry, Scott, Van Wert County, Ohio, USA
64.3km (40.0 miles) ā“˜Ridge Township quarry, Middle Point, Ridge township, Van Wert County, Ohio, USA
70.1km (43.5 miles) ā“˜Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding County, Ohio, USA
76.8km (47.7 miles) ā“˜Suever Stone Co. quarry, Delphos, Van Wert County, Ohio, USA
77.8km (48.3 miles) ā“˜Bloomlock Quarry, Delphos, Allen County, Ohio, USA
87.1km (54.1 miles) ā“˜National Lime & Stone Co. Rimer quarry, Rimer, Putnam County, Ohio, USA
References
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who have been exposed to the variety of species and mineral habits occurring throughout the state. Indeed...has been published reĀ­ garding the minerals that may be found as large, wellformed crystals in undisturbed...sedimentary rocks of SilurĀ­ ian, Devonian, Mississippian, and Pennsylvanian ages. The most abundant minerals in...goethite, gypsum, hemaĀ­ tite, limonite, quartz, and siderite ( E r d , 1960). Other comĀ­ mon minerals...aragonite, barite, celestite, fluorite, marcasite, pyrite, sphalerite, and strontianite are present in
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Modreski has responded with the following background and update information.] The idea of an index to mineral...(sevĀ­ eral in past volumes of Rocks & MinĀ­ erals), and others are in the works. Our intention is eventually...with the new material for the other states and counĀ­ tries and to publish the whole as one or more volumes...idea is to have a conĀ­ cise and very accurate (as to spelling, description, and location) guide to the more...stock, and private collecĀ­ tions of more than just local interest. Curators, collectors, dealers, and minĀ­
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Capelinha! L L The Mineralogical Record MAYā€“JUNE 2022 ā€¢ VOLUME 53 ā€¢ NUMBER 3 ā€¢ $30 Wayne & Dona... KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA ā€¢ Tel: +1 949 494 5155 ā€¢ Email: info@kristalle.com...Cramer gemgypsy@bellsouth.net MAYā€“JUNE 2022 Articles Capelinha: Titanite and epidote deposits of the Capelinha...Collector Profile: Harris Precht, mineral collector and tree farmer ...............................371 by...with albite and epidote on matrix, 4.4 cm, from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gail and Jim Spann collection;
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Mineralogical Record, May-June 2022 EUREKA! U Self-Collected Minerals V With an Introduction and Epilog by Wendell...Record, May- June 2022 EUREKA! Self-Collected Minerals A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record May-June...Bookstore at www.MineralogicalRecord.com Front cover: Fluorite on Amazonite 7.5 cm, from the Smoky Hawk claim...Tom Spann photo. Back cover: Top row, from left: Fluorite, 6.7 cm, from the Weisseck, Austria. Collected...Fluorapatite, 3.3-cm crystal, from the Pulsifer quarry, Maine. Collected by Terry Szenics; Jeff Scovil
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ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY OF ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA Special Report 13 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL STAFF OF THE...Statistician COAL AND INDUSTRIAL MINERALS SECTION DONALD D. CARR, Geologist and Head CURTIS H. AULT...AULT, Geologist and Associate Head HAROLD C. HUTCHISON, Geologist and Associate Head PEI-YUAN CHEN, Geologist...Assistant DRAFTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY SECTION WILLIAM H. MORAN, Chief Draftsman and Head RICHARDT. HILL...DEE RARICK, Geologist and Head GEOCHEMISTRY SECTION R. K. LEININGER, Geochemist and Head LOUIS V. MILLER
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of Devonian Sand on the North American Craton and Their Interpretation ABSTRACT Quartz sand of fine to...well sorted, rounded, and frosted is common and widespread in many units of Early and Middle Paleozoic age...A detailed study of its distribution in Silurian and Devonian rocks in the region extending from the Cincinnati...basin to the Wisconsin and Ozark Highlands shows that, except as cavity filings, sand is not present in the...the Middle and Upper Silurian (Niagaran and Cayugan) or in Devonian rocks equivalent to or older than
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conserā€¢ vation, and development of the Nation's water, wildlife, mineral, forest, and pork and recreational... It also has major responsibilitie-S for Indian and Territorial affairs. As the Nation's principal conservation...developed and used wisely, that park and recreational resources are conserved for the future, and that renewable...to the progress, prosperity, and security of the United States-now and in the future . U.S. GOVERNMENT...global 1nineral industry performance during 1971, and contains sufficient background information to interpret
 
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