Fluorite

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Object Details

Site Name

Gaskins Mine

Taxon

Calcite - Associated Mineral

Chalcopyrite - Associated Mineral

Fluorite - Primary Mineral

Record Last Modified

5 Aug 2025

Site Number

11306

Specimen Count

Other Numbers

IGSN ID : 10.58151/NHB0019YS

USNM Number

NMNH 147397-00

Place

Pope Co., Illinois, United States, North America

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Mineral Sciences

Minerals

Data Source

NMNH - Mineral Sciences Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f6dd2cc3-0cb0-4d5c-a058-e5b54618e515

Record ID

nmnhmineralsciences_1084800