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Fluorapatite from
Bailongtan phosphorite deposit, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bailongtan phosphorite deposit, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1693048
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1693048:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘLalachang Cu deposit (Lala Cu deposit), Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘLaocun phosphorite deposit, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘPanzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) deposit, Dong District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘBaicao Nb-Ta deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘXiaoheiqing Nb-Ta deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘNanyang, Huaping County, Lijiang, Yunnan, China
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘYinachang Fe-Cu-REE deposit, Wuding County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
References
Peng, Rou, Yang, Ruidong, Chen, Jiyan, Gao, Junbo, Gao, Lei, Gao, Chuanqian (2025) Biogenic mineralization controls exceptional REY enrichment in Early Cambrian phosphorites from South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 178. 106497 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106497
Mei, Wenhua; Cai, Chunfang; Ming, Xinyu; Wang, Zichen; Jiang, Lei (2025) Geochemistry and Enrichment of Rare Earth Elements in Phosphorite Successions in the Lower Cambrian, Eastern Yun’nan, South China. Minerals, 15 (6). 581 doi:10.3390/min15060581
 
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