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Fluorite from
Moscona Mine, El Pontón de Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Fluorite | |
| Formula: | CaF2 | |
| Comments: | Fluorite appears in this location as large clusters of cubic crystals, honey yellow, generally smaller than 2 cm, transparent and bright. It is directly associated with large crystals of calcite and barite, forming very attractive specimens | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Calcite | 513 | |
| Dolomite | 362 | |
| Baryte | 280 | |
| Marcasite | 82 | |
| Pyrite | 75 | |
| Quartz | 17 | |
| Chalcopyrite | 12 | |
| Sphalerite | 6 | |
| Hematite | 6 | |
| Goethite | 5 | |
| Limestone | 2 | |
| Galena | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Moscona Mine, El Pontón de Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (355 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 19473 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:19473:4 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite | ||
| 4.6km (2.9 miles) | ⓘVillabona Mines (San Ismael; Santo Firme; Cucona), Villabona, Llanera, Asturias, Spain | |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘCucona Mine, Villabona, Llanera, Asturias, Spain | |
| 20.4km (12.7 miles) | ⓘLa Collada Mine, La Collada vein, La Collada, La Collada mining area, Siero, Asturias, Spain | |
| 20.6km (12.8 miles) | ⓘLa Viesca Mine, Huergo, La Collada mining area, Siero, Asturias, Spain | |
| 30.6km (19.0 miles) | ⓘOcasión mine, Castildeacebos, Bermiego, Quirós, Asturias, Spain | |
| 33.7km (20.9 miles) | ⓘCarolina mine, Tene, Quirós, Asturias, Spain | |
| 34.5km (21.4 miles) | ⓘCarlés Mine, Carlés, Salas, Asturias, Spain | |
| 35.3km (21.9 miles) | ⓘCaldoveiro Mine, Tameza, Asturias, Spain | |
| 36.1km (22.4 miles) | ⓘBrañalamosa, Lena, Asturias, Spain | |
| 51.4km (31.9 miles) | ⓘEmilio Mine, Loroñe, Obdulia vein, Colunga, Asturias, Spain | |
| References | ||
Moscona Mine, El Pontón de Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain