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Apatite from
Chicagon mine, Bates Township, Iron County, Michigan, 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 Chicagon mine, Bates Township, Iron County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:401165
Long-form Identifier:1:3:401165:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘCannon Mine (Bengal-Tully Mine), Stambaugh, Iron River, Iron County, Michigan, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘBuck Mine, Buck Group, Gaastra, Iron County, Michigan, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘHiawatha Group, Stambaugh, Iron River, Iron County, Michigan, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘHiawatha No. 1 Mine, Hiawatha Group, Stambaugh, Iron River, Iron County, Michigan, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘRavenna Mine (Old Ravenna), Ravenna-Prickett Mine, Crystal Falls, Iron County, Michigan, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘGreat Western Mine (Iron Star Mine), Crystal Falls, Iron County, Michigan, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘWest Kiernan sill, Mansfield Township, Iron County, Michigan, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘCamp 5 gravel pit, Mansfield Township, Iron County, Michigan, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘSturgeon River Pegmatite Quarry, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘLake Michigamme (2), Michigamme, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
References
Heinrich, E. W., Robinson, George Willard (2004) Mineralogy of Michigan (2nd ed.) A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum and Michigan Technological University. 252pp.
 
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