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Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite from
Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria


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Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
03780560017368783961601.jpg
Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
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Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:200846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:200846:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘFuchsofen quarry, Dobranberg, Kappel am Krappfeld, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘZietnerkogel, Zwein, Kraig, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘMagnetite deposit, Sonntagsberg, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
69.4km (43.1 miles) ⓘOberdorf magnesite deposit, Oberdorf (Oberdorf an der Laming), Tragöß-Sankt Katharein, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
73.3km (45.6 miles) ⓘTrass pit, Gossendorf, Feldbach, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
78.6km (48.9 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sunk, Hohentauern, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘBodenmoosgraben talc mine, Lessach, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Niedermayr, G.; Praetzel, I. (1995) Mineralien Kärntens. Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Kärnten. 232 pp.
 
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