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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Apatite from
Castillejo de Dos Casas, Aldea del Obispo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain


Locality type:Pegmatite
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 Castillejo de Dos Casas, Aldea del Obispo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1270051
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1270051:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘBarquilla Sn-Ge-Cd-Cu-Fe Deposit, Villar de la Yegua, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘAlberto pit, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘFeli deposit, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘRibeira do Mosteiro Mines (Riba de Alva Mines), Poiares, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘLa Canalita Sn-rich pegmatitic dykes, Peñaparda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘBajoca Mine, Almendra, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugal
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘBarruecopardo Mine, Barruecopardo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
51.9km (32.2 miles) ⓘNumão prospect, Numão, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugal
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘBendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘVela Sudoeste quarry, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
References
Roda-Robles M E, Alfonso P, Pedro G, Garate-Olave I (2014)Phosphates associated with the Li-F-Sn-bearing pegmatitic rocks from Castillejo de Dos Casas (Central Iberian zone, Salamanca, Spain): textural and chemical characterization. 21 st meeting of the International Mineralogical Association. p 267
 
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