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Fluorite from
Walton baryte mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walton baryte mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1706534
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1706534:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘCheverie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘEureka mine (Old barite mine; Duncan mine), Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘFall River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘWalker Moly prospect (New Russell prospect), New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘTurner tin prospect, New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
58.5km (36.3 miles) ⓘGays River deposit (Scotia mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘDebert Lake prospect, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘReeves pit (Reeves tin pit), New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘKeddy prospect (Lantz pegmatite; Keddy pegmatite), New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘNappan, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Wallace, Chaneil J., Kontak, Daniel J., Turner, Elizabeth C., Fayek, Mostafa (2025) Origin of Siderite and Baryte in a Carbonate-Replacement Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu Sulphide Deposit: Walton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Minerals, 15 (3). doi:10.3390/min15030327
 
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