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Apatite from
Kervalaün, Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France


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 Kervalaün, Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1021107
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1021107:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘMénez Goaillou pegmatite quarries, Coray, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘKernivaigne quarry, Riec-sur-Bélon, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘSables Blancs beach alluvials, Concarneau, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘRaguénez beach alluvials, Névez, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘKerrou beach alluvials, Le Pouldu, Clohars-Carnoët, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘGrands Sables beach alluvials, Le Pouldu, Clohars-Carnoët, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘPont Quéau, Plogonnec, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘGuidel beach alluvial deposits, Guidel-Plages, Guidel, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘLe Loch beach alluvial deposits, Guidel-Plages, Guidel, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘFort-Bloqué beach alluvials, Le Fort-Bloqué, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
References
Chauris, L. (2014) Minéraux de Bretagne [Minerals of Brittany]. Les Editions du Piat. 336pp.p.85
 
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