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Fluorapatite from
Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria


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Fluorapatite

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Fluorapatite

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Fluorapatite

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Fluorapatite

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
04281510017272029453524.jpg
Fluorapatite

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
09686680017272083284429.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
06657670017272083297641.jpg
Fluorapatite

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
01397740017272272021908.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Locality type:Glacier
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
K Feldspar2
- var Adularia2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:487575
Long-form Identifier:1:3:487575:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSchrammach ridge, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘAlpeiner Scharte deposit, Innervals, Vals, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘPfitsch pass, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘWindtal, Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘRinnerlahner, Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘSchlegeis tunnel, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘGriesscharte (Grießscharte), Oberbergtal, Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘNeves Lake area, Lappago (Lappach), Mühlwald (Selva dei Molini), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘDiopsidrinne (Schwarzenstein Alp), Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘMelker Scharte, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
References
(1997) Zillertal. Das Tal der Gründe und Kristalle. extraLapis 12. Christian Weise Verlag
 
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