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Apatite from
Upper Kościeliska Valley, Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Valley
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 Upper Kościeliska Valley, Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:475547
Long-form Identifier:1:3:475547:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘChochołowska Valley, Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘMount Baranec, Jamník, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘKarb pass, Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘZawratowa Turnia Mountain, Gmina Zakopane, Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘPredné Solisko occurrence, Štrba, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘGerlach Peak, Vysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘKozłecki stream, Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘMalinów andesite quarry, Gmina Szczawnica, Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
51.3km (31.8 miles) ⓘPałkowski stream, Szlachtowa, Gmina Szczawnica, Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘMagnet hill, Tisovec, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
References
Gawęda, A. and Kozłowski, K. (1995) Petrographical and geochemical investigations of garnetiferous amphibolites from Upper Kościeliska Valley (Western Tatra Mts.). Mineralogia Polonica, 26(2), 21-37.
 
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