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Apatite from
Biskupice Maars, Biskupice, Krnov, Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Volcanic Center
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 Biskupice Maars, Biskupice, Krnov, Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1693183
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1693183:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘVysoká hora, Andělská Hora, Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘSalisov pegmatite, Ondřejovice, Zlaté Hory, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘNízký Jeseník Upland, Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘSławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘČervená hora, Filipovice, Bělá pod Pradědem, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘStaré Podhradí, Černá Voda, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘMísečky (Hackschlüssel), Vernířovice, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘŠvagrov, Vernířovice, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘStarost, Žulová, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘLužný (Mattenberg), Maršíkov (Marchendorf), Velké Losiny, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
References
Kašing, Martin, Jirásek, Jakub, Matýsek, Dalibor, Valenta, Jan, Rapprich, Vladislav, Tábořík, Petr, Pek, Tomáš (2025) Almost eroded but still there: Oldest diatreme volcanoes of pre-Quaternary age in the eastern Bohemian Massif, Czechia. Geomorphology, 475. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2025.109668
 
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