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Fluorapatite from
Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop (Mont-Cenis gypsum hillock), Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Fluorapatite, etc.

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Pass
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop (Mont-Cenis gypsum hillock), Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:560595
Long-form Identifier:1:3:560595:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘAmbin Gorges (Val d'Ambin Gorge), Bramans, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘLe Petit Mont Blanc, Pralognan-la-Vanoise, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘCivrari Mountain, Condove, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘFubina, Viù, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘCrosetto Mine, Prali, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘLa Madeleine pass, Montgellafrey, Saint-François-Longchamp, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘLa Balme peak, Argentine, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘRorà Superiore quarrying area, Rorà, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘLa Grande Ecaille, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘBricco Volti - Monte Ortieul quarrying area, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.
 
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