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Apatite from
Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


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Apatite

Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Apatite

Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Apatite

Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, 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 Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:465371
Long-form Identifier:1:3:465371:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘNE2 vein, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘApache Mine (Apache Canyon Mines), Turquoise Mountain, Halloran Springs District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed diorite pegmatite [1], Fort Irwin, San Bernardino County, California, USA
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘMountain Pass Mine, Mountain Pass, Mountain Pass District, Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘDish Hill Crater (Dish Hill; Siberia Hill; Siberia Hill Crater), Trojan, San Bernardino County, California, USA
96.4km (59.9 miles) ⓘThor claim, Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
98.7km (61.4 miles) ⓘProspectors U claim, Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
References
"The Blue Bell Claims San Bernardaino County, California", Maynard, M. et al, pg. 44.
 
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