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Fluorapatite from
Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


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Fluorapatite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Fluorapatite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Fluorapatite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Fluorapatite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Fluorapatite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
02956120017272080789277.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
06716830017272080792243.jpg
Fluorapatite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Fluorapatite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Fluorapatite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
02956120017272080789277.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Fluorapatite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Scheelite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1437417
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1437417:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCavallaria Quarries (Frent Quarries; Alpetta; Piani and Rio Freddo Quarries), Cavallaria Mount, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBrosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘPraborna Mine, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘCacciano Mine, Curino, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘFubina, Viù, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘCignana Lake (Tsignanaz Lake), Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italy
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘPollux, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘBreithorn, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘCivrari Mountain, Condove, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘAlzo, Pella, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Silvio Bianco, Emanuele Costa, Erica Bittarello, Franco Luca Bonino, Piero Brizio, Marco E. Ciriotti (2024): NOVITÀ IN UN GEODE PEGMATITICO DELLA CAVA DI DIORITE LAS SUPERIORE, TRAVERSELLA, Città Metropolitana di Torino, Piemonte. Micro, 22, 326-339; DOI: https://doi.org/10.57635/MICRO.2024.22.14
Barresi, Antonello; Luca D. (2009) Sull'apatite della diorite di Traversella. Notiziario del Gruppo Mineralogico Valchiusella [On the apatite of the Traversella diorite], 2009 (6). p.12-13.
 
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