| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluorite |
| Formula: | CaF2 |
| Comments: | Good undamaged twins are scarce and much sought after. Regarded as a classic locality by fluorite collectors. |
| Habit: | cubic, twins |
| Colour: | yellow, amber |
| Luminescent properties: | medium, purplish |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Baryte | 60 |
| Galena | 59 |
| Smithsonite | 29 |
| Hydrozincite | 27 |
| Cerussite | 21 |
| Pyrite | 13 |
| Calcite | 12 |
| Quartz | 12 |
| Anglesite | 12 |
| Sphalerite | 11 |
| Hemimorphite | 7 |
| Siderite | 4 |
| Goethite | 3 |
| Aurichalcite | 2 |
| Chalcopyrite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Hilton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (181 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 5334 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:5334:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite |
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| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘMurton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘAmber Hill Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘWhite Mines, Gasdale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 9.4km (5.8 miles) | ⓘCowgreen Mine, Forest and Frith, County Durham, England, UK |
| 10.4km (6.5 miles) | ⓘNether Hearth Mine, Dufton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 11.2km (7.0 miles) | ⓘMetalband Mine, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 11.3km (7.0 miles) | ⓘTeeside Mine, Milburn, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 12.5km (7.8 miles) | ⓘLangdon Beck Mine, Forest and Frith, County Durham, England, UK |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘHunter's Vein Mine, Dun Fell, Milburn, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 13.2km (8.2 miles) | ⓘGrasshill Mine, Harwood, Forest and Frith, County Durham, England, UK |
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Hilton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK