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Apatite from
French River occurrence, Bigwood Township, Killarney, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Occurrence
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 French River occurrence, Bigwood Township, Killarney, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:553879
Long-form Identifier:1:3:553879:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘBesner Mine, Henvey Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘFrood Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
69.6km (43.2 miles) ⓘVermilion Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
74.6km (46.3 miles) ⓘBurritt Island carbonatite, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
74.6km (46.3 miles) ⓘIron Island carbonatite, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘAmy Lake zone, Capreol Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘDolmac Mine, Rathbun Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘCalder Island carbonatite, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
87.3km (54.2 miles) ⓘNova Beaucage Mine, Newman Island, Manitou Island Complex, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
87.6km (54.5 miles) ⓘBig Manitou Island Ore Zone, Great Manitou Island, Manitou Island Complex, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
References
RWMW collection and Dave Joyce personal communication
Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, Industrial Minerals Background Paper 10, 130p
Dolan, M.L., Hains, D.H. and Ash, D.R. (1991) High Alumina Rocks in Ontario
 
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