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Apatite from
Read Mine, Allen Clay Property, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA


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 Read Mine, Allen Clay Property, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:103299
Long-form Identifier:1:3:103299:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘMidnite Mine, Wellpinit Area, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘSpokane Molybdenum Mine, Egypt Mining District, Lincoln County, Washington, USA
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘSection 36 Prospect, Ferry County, Washington, USA
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘNancy Creek Prospect, Ferry County, Washington, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘFlodelle Creek, Colville Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘSilver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Spokane County, Washington, USA
87.5km (54.3 miles) ⓘCrawfish Lake Area, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
91.2km (56.6 miles) ⓘFlagstaff Mountain Mine, Northport Area, Northport Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘTonata Creek, Ferry County, Washington, USA
References
Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran. 184 pp.pages 48,75
 
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