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Apatite from
McCoy mine (Uhalde mine; New World mine; Childress mine; Nevada Iron Mines mine), McCoy Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view McCoy mine (Uhalde mine; New World mine; Childress mine; Nevada Iron Mines mine), McCoy Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:272072
Long-form Identifier:1:3:272072:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘUhalde-New World Mine, McCoy Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘHancock mine (Mickey mine), McCoy Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘBattle Mountain Complex, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘTomboy Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘBuckingham mine (Hardy mine; Bentley mine; O'Leary mine), Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘNorth Peak Antimony Occurrence, Battle Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘRobertson - Triplet Project, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘMarigold mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘCortez gold mine, Cortez Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘBrooks Spring Prospects, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
Stewart, John H., McKee, Edwin H., Stager, Harold K. (1977) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lander County, Nevada. Bulletin 88. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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