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Apatite from
Chollyong Intrusion, Hoeyang County, Kangwon Province, North Korea


Locality type:Intrusion
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 Chollyong Intrusion, Hoeyang County, Kangwon Province, North Korea
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1347886
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1347886:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘAbdong Zr-Nb deposit (Aptong; Apdong), Pyonggang County, Kangwon Province, North Korea
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘPokjin mountain, Pyonggang County, Kangwon Province, North Korea
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘPokjinsan Intrusion, Pyonggang County, Kangwon Province, North Korea
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘSinsongsan Intrusion, Pyonggang County, Kangwon Province, North Korea
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘGwanin magnetite mine, Pocheon City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
88.1km (54.7 miles) ⓘHoldong Au deposit, Holdong worker's district, Yonsan County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea
97.1km (60.3 miles) ⓘOksanga jade mine, Chuncheon City, Gangwon Province, South Korea
References
Paek, R.J., Gap, K.H., Jon, G.P. - Eds. (1993) Geology of Korea. Foreign Languages Books Publishing House.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.152
 
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