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Apatite from
Drahany Uplands, Prostějov District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic


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 Drahany Uplands, Prostějov District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:478571
Long-form Identifier:1:3:478571:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘBaldovec Quarry, Baldovec, Rozstání, Prostějov District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘCamptonite vein outcrop, Mariánské Údolí, Hlubočky, Olomouc District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘKozlov, Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘDrahonín uranium mine, Drahonín, Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘVěžná I pegmatite, Věžná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘRožná pegmatite (Rozna; Roschna), Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘRožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘPodhůra Quarry, Hlinsko, Přerov District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘDomašov nad Bystřicí quarry (Domstadtl quarry), Domašov nad Bystřicí (Domstadtl), Olomouc District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘMoravské Bránice vesuvianite occurrence (České Bránice vesuvianite occurrence; Mährisch Branitz vesuvianite occurrence; Böhmisch Branitz vesuvianite occurrence), Moravské Bránice (České Bránice; Mährisch Branitz; Böhmisch Branitz), Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
References
Škoda, R., Čopjakova, R. (2006) Authigenic REE minerals from greywackes of the Drahany Uplands, Czech Republic and their significance for diagenetic processes. Mineralogia Polonica: 28: 208-210.
 
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