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Apatite from
Naore village, Ziyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China


Locality type:Village
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 Naore village, Ziyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1632592
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1632592:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘHaoping Nb–REE-mineralized trachyte, Ziyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘSirengou Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn ore field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn ore field), Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
69.6km (43.2 miles) ⓘGuilingou Mo-W deposit, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘJinzhugang Nb occurrence, Langao County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘHuangbaishuwan Ba deposit, Ziyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘNanshagou Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn ore field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn ore field), Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘHongjiapin Fe-(Ti) occurrence, Pingli County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
References
Feng, Caixia, Liu, Shen, Song, Wenlei, Hou, Chenhui, Yang, Yanhong (2024) Mineralogy and Selenium Speciation Analysis of Early Cambrian Selenium-Rich Black Shale in Southern Shaanxi Province, China. Minerals, 14 (6) doi:10.3390/min14060612
 
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