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Fluorite from
Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA


Locality type:Pass
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:purple octehedra to 1mm, crudely crystalized pink specimens are found in the biotite granite
Habit:massive; granular; octahedral crystals to 1mm
Colour:purple, yellowish purple, Pink
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Biotite
Calciohilairite
Chevkinite-(Ce)
Euxenite-(Y)
Okanoganite-(Y)
Siderite
Zektzerite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite31
Microcline24
Quartz20
Chamosite14
Zircon8
Okanoganite-(Y)6
Chlorite Group4
Allanite-(Ce)3
Fergusonite-(Y)2
Chevkinite-(Ce)2
Arfvedsonite2
Siderite2
Bastnäsite Group2
Synchysite Group2
Euxenite-(Y)2
Riebeckite1
Kainosite-(Y)1
Aegirine1
Apatite1
Annite1
Mordenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (30 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46436
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46436:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘMonument Peak, Hidden Lakes Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘLost River Fluorite Occurrence, Mazama Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
70.6km (43.8 miles) ⓘTwentyfive Mile Creek Fluorite Occurrence, Lake Chelan, Chelan County, Washington, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘFlorabelle Mine, Entiat Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
86.0km (53.4 miles) ⓘTunk Creek, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘTonasket Prospect, Conconully Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
95.7km (59.5 miles) ⓘEthel Mine, Index Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
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