Fluorite (purple) Galena (metallic) and Quartz (white) - Blanchard Mine - Portales Tunnel - Socorro County - New Mexico

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Fluorite (CaF2-calcium fluoride) and Galena (PbS - lead sulfide) and Quartz (SiO2 - silicon dioxide) - Blanchard Mine - Portales Tunnel - Socorro County - New Mexico -Fluorite (purple) is one of the most popular minerals among collectors - Mineral class: Halides - Galena (metallic) is the primary ore of lead -

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