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Apatite from
Vatnestrand apatite deposit, Landvik, Grimstad, Agder, Norway


Locality type:Deposit
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 Vatnestrand apatite deposit, Landvik, Grimstad, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1091973
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1091973:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘImåsen apatite deposit, Landvik, Grimstad, Agder, Norway
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘLøddesøl, Øyestad, Arendal, Agder, Norway
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘEvens Mine, Klodeborg Mines, Øyestad, Arendal, Agder, Norway
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘKjenlie Mine (Østre Kjenlie Mine), Kjenlie Mines, Klodeborg Mines, Øyestad, Arendal, Agder, Norway
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘKlodeborg og Landvik Quarry, Stoa, Arendal, Agder, Norway
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘBråstad Mines, Øyestad, Arendal, Agder, Norway
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘBuen Ilmenite Occurrence, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘHeståsen Quarry, Frolands Verk, Froland, Agder, Norway
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘBjorvatn Feldspar Quarry, Froland, Agder, Norway
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘBliksåsen, Osedalen, Froland, Agder, Norway
References
Bugge, Carl (1922) Statens apatitdrift i rationeringstiden. Statens raastofkomité Publ. nr 10 [The state's apatite mining in the period of rationing]. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 110. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse - In commission of H. Aschehoug & Co. 34 pp.
 
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