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Apatite from
Chino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


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Apatite

Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Apatite

Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Apatite

Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnetite1
Diopside1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:235810
Long-form Identifier:1:3:235810:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘPhiladelphia Mine, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘTyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘAzure Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘAtwood-Henry Clay Mine (Alamo Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
85.5km (53.2 miles) ⓘIron Mountain No. 2 District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
96.4km (59.9 miles) ⓘApache Warm Springs beryllium deposit, Ojo Caliente No. 2 Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
References
Am Min 38:191-196
Rocks & Minerals 84:492-500
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
A. AudÉtat , T. Pettke , D. Dolejs , R. Bodnar (2002) Magmatic anhydrite in the Cu-porphyry-related magma at Santa Rita, New Mexico (U.S.A.). Goldschmidt Conferences Abstracts
 
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