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Apatite from
Chastillon Valley, Isola, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Locality type:Valley
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 Chastillon Valley, Isola, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:426663
Long-form Identifier:1:3:426663:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘPiana del Valasco, Terme di Valdieri, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘMount Crosa, Vinadio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘChiotas Reservoir, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘBrocan Lake, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘMadone des Fenestres (Madone de Fenestre) Valley, Saint-Martin-Vésubie, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘMonte Ray, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘVallon des Graus - Les Adrés, Capelet Mountain, Belvédère, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘMaddalena lazulite deposit, Prazzo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘVerné, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘSant'Anna di Bellino, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
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