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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Apatite from
Johnny Feldspar Mine, El Paso Mining District, El Paso County, Colorado, 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 Johnny Feldspar Mine, El Paso Mining District, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:374230
Long-form Identifier:1:3:374230:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘCheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘStove Mountain Mineral Locality (Cook Stove Mountain Mineral Locality), Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘCameron Cone, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘGranite Mine (Independent Granite), Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘCresson open pit, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘElkton Mine, Victor, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘGlobe Hill, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘBlack Cloud Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘMeyers quarry (Meyers Quarry; Meyers-Halstead Quarry; Suzana Claims; Suzanna Claims; Royal Gorge No. 2), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘMica Lode Mine (Mica Hill Mine), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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