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POTD January 10, 2017: Bell Hill Mine, Juab County

Bell Hill Mine, Juab County
Photographer: Mark Milligan © 2017

01-10-17
Vibrant purple fluorite, composed of calcium and fluoride, exposed at the Bell Hill mine in the Spor Mountain mining district. Fluorite is chiefly used as flux for steel manufacturing and in making hydrofluoric acid.

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