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Fluorapatite from
Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27480
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27480:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Fluorapatite in this Region
Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘPrince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘSouth Darwin prospect, Darwin, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘAvebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘBischoff Extended (West Bischoff; Wheal Bischoff), Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘSilver Reward mine, Interview River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘHampshire Silver Mine, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, R. S. (2000). A Mineralogical Field Guide for the Western Tasmania Minerals and Museums Tour.
 
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