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Apatite from
Shuangwang Au deposit, Taibai County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Shuangwang Au deposit, Taibai County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:439654
Long-form Identifier:1:3:439654:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘBaguamiao Mine, Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘQingyangyi Pluton, Liuba County, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘLiuba Pluton, Liuba County, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China
58.0km (36.1 miles) ⓘQiandongshan Mine (Qiantongshan Mine), Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘTongyu VHMS Cu deposit, Mei County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘTiantaishan P-Mn deposit, Hantai District, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘPangjiahe Au deposit, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘMa'anqiao Au deposit, Zhouzhi County, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘHuayagou Au deposit, Liangdang Co., Longnan, Gansu, China
93.1km (57.8 miles) ⓘHougou-Dapingshan Mn deposit, Mian County, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China
References
Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.
Xishun Hu (2009): Gold Science and Technology 17(2), 17-22, 27
He, Chong-Guo; Li, Yu-Zhao; Kontak, Daniel J.; Jin, Xiao-Ye; Du, Shi-Guang; Xu, Zheng; Tao, Huan; Jiang, Hang-Jin; Li, Jian-Wei (2026) In Situ U-Pb Dating of Hydrothermal Monazite From Metasediment-Hosted Orogenic Au Deposits: Constraints on the Age and Geotectonic Setting of Au Mineralization in the West Qinling Orogen, Central China. Economic Geology, 121 (3). doi:10.5382/econgeo.5242
 
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