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Apatite from
Mount Airy quarries, Surry County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
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 Mount Airy quarries, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:562434
Long-form Identifier:1:3:562434:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘElkin Quarry, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘBald Knob deposit, Bald Knob, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘMathis Quarries, Antioch, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
59.5km (37.0 miles) ⓘFitches Knob Quarry site, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
64.3km (39.9 miles) ⓘ115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘBrinton Mine (United States Mine), Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘCooleemee Plantation site, Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina, USA
78.6km (48.9 miles) ⓘReidsville Quarry, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘNorth American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘAdams Hiddenite and Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
References
DeRosset,W.H.M.,1978,Petrology of the Mount Airy granite(M.S thesis)
Blacksburg,Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
 
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