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New Mexico
Zuni Mountains fluorite mines
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: galena traces.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Vein fluorite mines in Precambrian granite of the Zuni uplift, idle since mid-century
Documented Cibola County district in state survey literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open adits, remote logging roads
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.