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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
Mamelodi Quarry, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mamelodi Quarry, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1479362
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1479362:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
63.8km (39.7 miles) ⓘEast Rand Proprietary Mine, Boksburg, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘSterkfontein caves, Krugersdorp, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
90.5km (56.2 miles) ⓘWaaikraal gold deposit, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘBlockspruit fluorite prospect, Madibeng Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
References
Wilson, M. G. C., Anhaeusser, C. R. 1998. The Mineral Resources of South Africa, Handbook 16. Council for Geoscience, 740 p.
 
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