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Apatite from
Dorothy Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA


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 Dorothy Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1339498
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1339498:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘKatie Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain kimberlite, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘWest Sugarloaf Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘDrew Hill Prospect (Drew Hill Pegmatites Nos. 1 and 2), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘUnknown Mica Occurrence (MRDS - 10016145), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘGuy Hill pegmatite area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘCressmans Gulch Mine (Cressmans Gulch pegmatite), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘInterstate highway 70 El Rancho exit occurrence, Bergen Park area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Rutile Occurrence (MRDS - 10090176), Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
37.7km (23.5 miles) ⓘF.M.D. Mine, Evergreen Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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