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Apatite from
Plešovice quarry, Plešovice, Zlatá Koruna, Český Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Quarry
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 Plešovice quarry, Plešovice, Zlatá Koruna, Český Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1528909
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1528909:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘHolubovský mlýn, Holubov, Český Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘPegmatite occurrences, Dolní Svince, Dolní Třebonín, Český Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘKtiš kinzigite occurrence (Tisch kinzigite occurrence), Ktiš (Tisch), Prachatice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘVáclav graphite mine, Bližná, Černá v Pošumaví, Český Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘRejta quarry, Rejta, Trhové Sviny, České Budějovice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘKobylí hora quarry, Prachatice, Prachatice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘOberhaag quarry, Aigen-Schlägl, Rohrbach District, Upper Austria, Austria
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘFriepeß quarry, Plochwald, Sandl, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘHeidlbrunn quarry, Aigen-Schlägl, Rohrbach District, Upper Austria, Austria
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘKönigsau, Sandl, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
References
Naemura, Kosuke
Hirajima, Takao
Naemura, Kosuke, Hirajima, Takao, Svojtka, Martin (2009) The Pressure–Temperature Path and the Origin of Phlogopite in Spinel–Garnet Peridotites from the Blanský Les Massif of the Moldanubian Zone, Czech Republic. Journal of Petrology, 50 (10) 1795-1827 doi:10.1093/petrology/egp052
 
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