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Apatite from
Blowout Pit (Columbia Steel Mine), Blowout Hollow, Iron Mountain, Pinto Iron Mining District (Pinto Mining District; Silver Belt Mining District), Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Ore Body
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6
- var Amethyst3
Hematite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blowout Pit (Columbia Steel Mine), Blowout Hollow, Iron Mountain, Pinto Iron Mining District (Pinto Mining District; Silver Belt Mining District), Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:184023
Long-form Identifier:1:3:184023:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine, Iron Mountain, Pinto Iron Mining District (Pinto Mining District; Silver Belt Mining District), Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘDesert Mound Orebody, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘArmstrong Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘSouth Orebody, Lindsay Hill Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘLindsay Hill Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘVermillion Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘEast Pioche Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘSmith Mine, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘGreat Western Mine, Three Peaks, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘCorry Fissure Veins Occurrence, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
References
Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
 
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