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Fluorapatite from
Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon (Dead Man's Gulch), El Paso County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Pegmatite
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 Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon (Dead Man's Gulch), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34904
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34904:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘCheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘPopes Bluff, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘMica Lode Mine (Mica Hill Mine), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘEight Mile Park, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘClimax Mine (Mine No. 8 U.S. Mica Company; Climax Mica Mine), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
52.2km (32.5 miles) ⓘRose Dawn Mine (Rose Dawn Mica Mine; North Mine), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘMcClure Gulch carbonatite, McClure Mountain Complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘDevil's Hole Mine, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
99.0km (61.5 miles) ⓘSedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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