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Fluorapatite from
Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal


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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Fluorapatite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
04486670017363006779621.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Fluorapatite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
01685580017272041286032.jpg
Fluorapatite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
00603100017272041293561.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
07996680017272041293840.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
- var Chalcedony1
Cacoxenite1
Rockbridgeite1
Earlshannonite1
Kastningite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154429
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154429:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Fluorapatite in this Region
Fonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘFonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘCovão quarry, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘVela Nordeste quarry, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘEN 18 roadcut, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘAlvarrões Mine, Gonçalo, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘSítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘMelo e Nabais, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘBom Sucesso No. 4 quarry, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
42.2km (26.3 miles) ⓘCova da Raposa Mine, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘCorvaceira quarry, Corvaceira, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
References
Schnorrer-Köhler, Günther; Rewitzer, Christian (1991) Bendada - ein Phospatpegmatit im Mittelteil Portugals [Bendada - a phosphate pegmatite in central Portugal]. Lapis, 16 (5). 21-33; 50
 
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