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Fluor-spar - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) |
 | | It is also found in the lead and copper-mines of Cornwall and S. Devon, notably near Liskeard, where fine crystals have been found, with faces of the six-faced octahedron replacing the corners of the cube. |
 | | In Cornwall fluorspar is known to the miners as "cann." Fine yellow fluor-spar occurs in some of the Saxon mines, and beautiful rose-red octahedra are found in the Alps, near Goschenen. |
 | | Many localities in the United States yield fluor-spar, and it is worked commercially in a few places, notably at Rosiclare in southern Illinois. |
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