| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluorite |
| Formula: | CaF2 |
| Comments: | Massive fluorite was common as a vein mineral in copper lodes; crystals, however, were very rare. |
| Habit: | Mostly massive, but very rarely as cubes capped by four-sided pyramids (tetrakis-hexahedrons) to 3/8 inch along the edges. |
| Colour: | Purple, brownish red, various shades of green |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Malachite | 1 |
| Goethite | 1 |
| Cuprite | 1 |
| - var Tile ore | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 691291 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:691291:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Fluorite in this Region |
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| Grylls Bunny, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘGrylls Bunny, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘWheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘWheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘSpearn Moor Mine, Spearn Consols (Wheal Spearn), Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘSpearn Consols (Wheal Spearn), Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘWheal Drea, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘLevant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.5km (1.0 miles) | ⓘGeevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 2.4km (1.5 miles) | ⓘWheal Bellan (Wheal Bellon), Cot Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | ⓘWheal Hermon (Wheal St Just), Cot Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| References |
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Wheal Hazard, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK