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Fluorapatite from
Žermanice Quarry, Žermanice, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Quarry
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 Žermanice Quarry, Žermanice, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1229545
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1229545:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘZaryje, Řepiště, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘBorošín Teschenite Occurrences, Brušperk, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘČertův mlýn, Bludovice, Nový Jičín, Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘRydułtowy heap (Szarlota heap), ROW Ruch Rydułtowy Mine, Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘSzczygłowice Mine, Knurów, Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘStupné quarry, Stupné, Považská Bystrica District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
89.1km (55.4 miles) ⓘSkály, Rýmařov, Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
94.9km (58.9 miles) ⓘOlověná adit, Horní Údolí, Zlaté Hory, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
95.3km (59.2 miles) ⓘKyzový důl (Schwarzenthal), Loučná nad Desnou, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
95.5km (59.3 miles) ⓘMnišské jámy, Loučná nad Desnou, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
References
Matýsek, Dalibor, Jirásek, Jakub, Skupien, Petr, Thomson, Stuart N. (2018) The Žermanice sill: new insights into the mineralogy, petrology, age, and origin of the teschenite association rocks in the Western Carpathians, Czech Republic. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 107 (7) 2553-2574 doi:10.1007/s00531-018-1614-x
 
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