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Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite from
West Wheal Crebor, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK


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Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

West Wheal Crebor, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
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Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

West Wheal Crebor, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
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Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

West Wheal Crebor, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view West Wheal Crebor, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:16077
Long-form Identifier:1:3:16077:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘWheal Crebor, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘTavistock Canal Tunnel, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘEast Wheal Russell, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘNew East Wheal Russell (South Wheal Crebor), Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘRussell United Mine (incl. Wheal Russell), Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘDing Dong Mine, Bedford United Mine, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSouth Bedford Mine (South Gunnislake Mine; in part: South Bedford and East Gunnislake Mine), Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘEast Gunnislake Mine (in part: South Bedford and East Gunnislake Mine), Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘGeorge and Charlotte Mine, Devon and Cornwall United Mines, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘOld Gunnislake Mine, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Day, Harry (1999) BMS Database, British Micromount Society.
 
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