Locality type: | Project |
Classification |
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Species: | Fluorite |
Formula: | CaF2 |
Comments: | Very common, often covering large surfaces of boulders. Frequently covered in a white clay mineral. Sometimes sprinkled with pyrite. Associated with most other minerals. |
Habit: | Cubes, generally less than 1cm. |
Colour: | Purple (common), yellow (rare) |
Luminescent properties: | None |
Abundance at site: | Very common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Pyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
Stilbite Subgroup | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorite associated with Stilbite Subgroup at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project (East Kemptville Tin Mine), East Kemptville, Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 42040 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:42040:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 89c3e151-cc1d-4c16-8d38-181a5d9c6f28 |
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite |
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53.5km (33.2 miles) | ⓘPinkney Point, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
References |
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Richardson, J.M., Spooner, E.T., McAuslan, D.A. (1982) The East Kemptville Tin Deposit, Nova Scotia: An example of a large tonnage, low grade, greisen-hosted deposit in the endocontact zone of a granite batholith. Current Research, Part B, Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 82-1B: 27-32. |
East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project, East Kemptville, Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada