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Fluorapatite from
Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1097303
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1097303:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘSambuco gramaccioliite site (Sambuco “historical” site), Sambuco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘMarmorera quarries, Busca, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘRiou Bourdoux ravine, Saint-Pons, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘMadone des Fenestres (Madone de Fenestre) Valley, Saint-Martin-Vésubie, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘBricco Volti - Monte Ortieul quarrying area, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘRorà Superiore quarrying area, Rorà, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘMescla Cave, Malaussène, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘCrosetto Mine, Prali, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘMontaldo Mine (Montaldo di Mondovì Mine), Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘCosta Balzi Rossi, Magliolo, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
References
Cámara, F., Bittarello, E., Ciriotti, M. E., Nestola, F., Radica, F., Massimi, F., Balestra, C., Bracco, R. (2017) As-bearing new mineral species from Valletta mine, Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy: III. Canosioite, Ba2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH), description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (2) 305-317 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.097
 
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