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Fluorapatite from
Wilson's quarry (Wilson's pegmatite), Thackaringa District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wilson's quarry (Wilson's pegmatite), Thackaringa District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:466609
Long-form Identifier:1:3:466609:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘPioneer Mine (Pioneer Extended), Thackaringa District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘSouthern operations Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘNorth Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘPotosi Silver Peak Mine (Silver Peak Mine), Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘRadium Hill Mine, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘWiperaminga Hill West Quarry, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘBoolcoomata Apatite (Black Apatite Mine), Old Boolcoomata Station, Bimbowrie Conservation Park, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘWhite Rock No. 2 pegmatite, White Rock Feldspar Mine, Old Boolcoomata Station, Bimbowrie Conservation Park, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
92.9km (57.7 miles) ⓘDomenic Mine, Bimbowrie Conservation Park, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
Bottrill, RS (2018) MINERALOGICAL ANALYSES, MT BISCHOFF. Mineralogical/Petrology Report LJN2018-111.5. Mineral Resources Tasmania
 
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