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Apatite from
Diebusige Complex, Alxa Left Banner (Alashan Zuoqi), Alxa League (Alashan Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China


Locality type:Complex
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 Diebusige Complex, Alxa Left Banner (Alashan Zuoqi), Alxa League (Alashan Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1586907
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1586907:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘTanyaokou Fe-Cu-Zn deposit, Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayannur City (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘHuogeqi Mine (Hegeqi Mine), Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayannur City (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘDongshengmiao Mine, Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayannur City (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
References
Niu, Pengfei, Qu, Junfeng, Zhang, Jin, Zhang, Beihang, Zhao, Heng (2023) Archean Crustal Evolution of The Alxa Block, Western North China Craton: Constraints from Zircon U-Pb Ages and the Hf Isotopic Composition. Minerals, 13 (5) 685 doi:10.3390/min13050685
 
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