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Apatite from
Glendevey, Larimer County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Habit:fibrous, granular
Colour:pink to red
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Glendevey, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:430601
Long-form Identifier:1:3:430601:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Apatite in this Region
Rawah Wilderness, Glendevey, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Unnamed prospects, Glendevey, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospects, Glendevey, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘHome, Home Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Claims: Black Hawk No. 1; Black Hawk No. 2), Prairie Divide Mining District (St. Cloud Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘCaprock prospect, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘCuprite Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘDouglas Mine (Morning Star claims 1868 & 1871; Douglas Gold and Copper Company), Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
54.5km (33.8 miles) ⓘBig Boulder Mine (Big Boulder Beryl Mine), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘHyatt Ranch Mine (Hyatt Mine), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
65.1km (40.4 miles) ⓘDrake, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘRabbit Ears Lamproite, Rabbit Ears Pass, Middle Park, Grand 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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