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Hydroxylapatite from
Lago Valscura meteorite, Valscura lakes area, Terme di Valdieri, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Hydroxylapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hydroxylapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lago Valscura meteorite, Valscura lakes area, Terme di Valdieri, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1019731
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1019731:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hydroxylapatite
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘMescla Cave, Malaussène, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘRaganeous Cave, Saint-Benoît, Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘGuano Cave, Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne, Grasse Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
Pratesi, Giovanni, and Moggi-Cecchi, Vanni (2003) Classification of a new chondrite from Lago di Valscura, Italy. 66th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting, Abstract #5193
 
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