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Apatite from
Les Anges, Orvault, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, 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 Les Anges, Orvault, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1071324
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1071324:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLa Grée, Orvault, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘPetit-Port, Nantes, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘRodières quarry, Nantes, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘLe Pont du Cens, Nantes, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘBarbin quarry, Nantes, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘLa Pierre Attelée beach alluvials, Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘLa Courance beach alluvials, Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘLa Roussellerie beach alluvial deposits, Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘLa Source beach alluvials, Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘLe Pointeau beach alluvials, Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
References
Baret, Ch. (1905): Catalogue de la Collection de Minéralogie de la Loire-Inférieure, Muséum de Nantes, 105.
 
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