Museum Collection This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog. Not for Sale.
Fluorite
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Classification |
Mineral |
Tags |
Fluorescent
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Origin Location |
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA |
Description |
A small cluster of gemmy blue fluorite, with cloudy faces, representative of the uniquely colored material that comes from the Blanchard mine in Bingham, New Mexico. |
Luster |
Vitreous |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
Thumbnail |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
3.5 cm * 2.5 cm * 2 cm |
Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Fluorite: CaF2 calcium difluoride *
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite![Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite](/Files/Minerals/QuartzPyrolusiteGoethite_1457_0_sm.jpg) Copper (Native)![Copper (Native)](/Files/Minerals/CopperNative_259_sm.jpg) Psilomelane![Psilomelane](/Files/Minerals/Psilomelane_33_sm.jpg) Fluorite![Fluorite](/Files/Minerals/Fluorite_936_0_sm.jpg) Chalcedony![Chalcedony](/Files/Minerals/Chalcedony_1191_0_sm.jpg) Garnet var. Almandine![Garnet var. Almandine](/Files/Minerals/GarnetvarAlmandine_148_sm.jpg) |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
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Tools |
Edit Specimen Search Wikipedia: Fluorite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Fluorite Search Web Mineral DB: Fluorite Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Fluorite
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