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Apatite from
Sunset Mine, Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada


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 Sunset Mine, Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1094534
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1094534:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSpain Mine, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘDike No. 4, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘDike No. 3, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘHunt Mine (Belgian), Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘBlack Donald Mine, Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘRadnor mine, Grattan Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘJamieson Mine, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘTurner's Island Mine, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
20.0km (12.5 miles) ⓘBiotite trench, Miller property trenches, Miller property, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘSmart Mine, Miller property, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
References
Carter T. R., Colvine A.C. and Meyn H.D. (1980) Geology of Base Metal, Precious Metal, Iron, and Molybdenum Deposits in the Pembroke-Renfrew Area, Ontario geological Survey, Mineral Deposits Circular 20, p.155.
 
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