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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Apatite from
Azinhaga Nova Mine, Santo António das Areias, Marvão, Portalegre, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Azinhaga Nova Mine, Santo António das Areias, Marvão, Portalegre, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1011622
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1011622:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘFarropa Mine, Santo António das Areias, Marvão, Portalegre, Portugal
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMonte Raso Mine, Santo António das Areias, Marvão, Portalegre, Portugal
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘSegura Mines (Segura mining field), União das Freguesias de Zebreira e Segura, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘCerro Queimado, União das Freguesias de Zebreira e Segura, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
69.9km (43.4 miles) ⓘGranite outcrop, União de Freguesias de Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
87.3km (54.3 miles) ⓘValdeflórez (Valdeflores; San José de Valdeflores Mine; San José de Valdeflórez Mine), Sierra de la Mosca, Cáceres, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
96.8km (60.2 miles) ⓘEscádia Grande Mine, Alvares, Góis, Coimbra, Portugal
References
LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (Siorminp ID 1280P)
 
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