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Apatite from
Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Comments:Component of a persistent dike, partly idiomorphic (camptonite-like rock).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:209385
Long-form Identifier:1:3:209385:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘButternut Mine (Claims MS 1434 and 3768; Good Luck group), Big Bug, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘIron King Mine (Lime Rock Patented claim 1714; Copper Platter Patented claim 1714; Patented claims 1714), Humboldt, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘCash Mine (Senator-Cash Mine; Patented claims 1459 & 410), Mount Union Pass, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘSpringfield Mine (Springfield group; Springfield shaft; Venus claim; Gorilla claim), Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
40.6km (25.3 miles) ⓘBig Boulder & Iron Ridge prospect (Iron Ridge deposit; Big Boulder deposit), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘAbe Lincoln Mine (Cumbac Mine; Andrew Jackson Mine; Tom Jefferson Mine; Copper No. 2 claim; Copper No. 1 Patented claim), Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘLong Dike Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘIndependence Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘOutpost Mine, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘWhite Jumbo prospect, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 143-145.
 
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