| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluorapatite |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Luminescent properties: | Yellow - S.W , Bright Yellow - Midrange |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified, Visual (Fluorescence)
XRD
SEM-EDS |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Muscovite | 3 |
| Opal | 3 |
| - var Opal-AN | 3 |
| Albite | 1 |
| - var Oligoclase | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 21463 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:21463:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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| 8.1km (5.1 miles) | ⓘCelo Mine (Mas-Celo), Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA |
| 8.9km (5.5 miles) | ⓘFanny Gouge Mine, Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA |
| 9.1km (5.6 miles) | ⓘPresnell Mine (Young's Mine), Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA |
| 10.9km (6.8 miles) | ⓘOld Charles Mine, Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA |
| 13.5km (8.4 miles) | ⓘSinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 16.1km (10.0 miles) | ⓘChalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 17.0km (10.6 miles) | ⓘThomas Mine (Balsam Gap kyanite location; Parkway kyanite location), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA |
| 17.1km (10.6 miles) | ⓘBuchanan Mine (Buchanan pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 19.4km (12.1 miles) | ⓘSmith Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 31.4km (19.5 miles) | ⓘElk Mine, Avery County, North Carolina, USA |
| References |
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Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA