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Apatite from
Lanniping Mine, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China


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 Lanniping Mine, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1011927
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1011927:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Apatite in this Region
Baixila ore block, Lanniping Mine, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Suoyipo ore block, Lanniping Mine, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘSuoyipo ore block, Lanniping Mine, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘMaliping deposit, Dahai Pb-Zn mining area, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan, China
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘHuidong lead-zinc mine (Daliangzi Pb-Zn deposit), Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘYinmin Mine, Luquan County, Kunming, Yunnan, China
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘDeze Ni-Mo deposit, Zhanyi District, Qujing, Yunnan, China
References
Mu Yang and Shenglin Peng (2006): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 21(4), 227-231
Liao, W., Su, Z. K., Li, X. C., Zhang, C., & Zhao, X. F. (2022). Cathodoluminescent, chemical and strontium isotopic characteristics of apatite from Lanniping Fe-Cu deposit, southwestern China: Implications for fluid evolution in IOCG systems. Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104882.
 
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