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Apatite from
Gliederferner glacier (Hochfeilerhütte; Rifugio Gran Pilastro; Rifugio Città di Monza; Wiener Hütte), Unterbergtal, Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy


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Apatite

Gliederferner glacier, Unterbergtal, Sankt Jakob, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Apatite

Gliederferner glacier, Unterbergtal, Sankt Jakob, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Apatite

Gliederferner glacier, Unterbergtal, Sankt Jakob, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Locality type:Glacier
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 Gliederferner glacier (Hochfeilerhütte; Rifugio Gran Pilastro; Rifugio Città di Monza; Wiener Hütte), Unterbergtal, Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1069606
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1069606:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘHochfeiler (Gran Pilastro), Unterbergtal, Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘOberberg (Sopramonte), Oberbergtal, Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘCroda Bianca (Weißzint), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘGriesferner glacier (Griesferner; Grießferner), Oberbergtal, Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘGliedergang, Unterbergtal, Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘCroda Rossa southwest slope (Rotbachl peak southwest slope), Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘNeves Lake area, Lappago (Lappach), Mühlwald (Selva dei Molini), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘWindtal, Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
6.8km (4.3 miles) ⓘZösen Valley (Cesa Valley), Lappago (Lappach), Mühlwald (Selva dei Molini), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘGroßer Greiner, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
References
Dallinger, R. (2002) Südtirols alpine Zerrklüfte. Zauberwelt und Mineralienvielfalt vom Pfitschtal bis zur Rötspitze, in Südtirol und die Dolomiten. extraLapis 22, Christian Weise Verlag. Munich. 24-33
 
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