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Fluorapatite from
Pizzo Lucendro, Lucendro Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland


Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
K Feldspar7
- var Adularia7
Chlorite Group5
Muscovite5
Stilbite Subgroup4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pizzo Lucendro, Lucendro Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:434016
Long-form Identifier:1:3:434016:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
2.2km (1.4 miles) Fibbia, Fontana, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
4.1km (2.5 miles) St Gotthard hospice, St Gotthard pass area, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
6.5km (4.0 miles) Sella lake, Prevat Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
11.3km (7.0 miles) Galenstock, Tiefenbach, Realp, Urseren, Uri, Switzerland
13.5km (8.4 miles) Ägene Valley (Äginen Valley; Aeginen Valley), Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
14.2km (8.8 miles) Pizzo Taneda, Piora Valley, Quinto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
18.6km (11.6 miles) Cavradi gorge, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
21.2km (13.2 miles) Imboden Quarry (Boschetto Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.9km (13.6 miles) Clogstafel Mount (Punta Clogstafel), Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.0km (13.7 miles) Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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