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Apatite from
Graphite Creek Mine, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Graphite Creek Mine, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1611681
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1611681:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘNelson Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘAurora Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘQuarry Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘWheeler North deposit, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
99.3km (61.7 miles) ⓘBluff Mine, Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
Case, George N. D., Karl, Susan M., Regan, Sean P., Johnson, Craig A., Ellison, Eric T., Caine, Jonathan Saul, Holm-Denoma, Christopher S., Pianowski, Laura S., Marsh, Jeffrey H. (2023) Insights into the metamorphic history and origin of flake graphite mineralization at the Graphite Creek graphite deposit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA. Mineralium Deposita, 58 (5) 939-962 doi:10.1007/s00126-023-01161-3
 
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