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Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite from
Schlenken-Durchgang cave, Bad Vigaun, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria


Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Comments:incrustations on fossil bones
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Schlenken-Durchgang cave, Bad Vigaun, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:249147
Long-form Identifier:1:3:249147:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘWindischkopf cave, Pfarrwerfen, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘGruber Quarry, Unterberg, Grossarl, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘFellergraben, Fell, Sankt Michael im Lungau, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘSchwarzkopf, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
70.7km (44.0 miles) ⓘRadeckscharte (south slope), Mallnitz, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘWest slope, Hocharn, Große Fleiß valley, Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘBodenmoosgraben talc mine, Lessach, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘSouthwest face, Hocharn, Große Fleiß valley, Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘGrauleitenspitze south slope, Mallnitz, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
72.8km (45.3 miles) ⓘA10 Highway tunnel (Tauern tunnel), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Strasser, Albert (1989) Die Minerale Salzburgs. Albert Strasser. 348 pp.
 
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