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Apatite from
Luohe Mine, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China


Locality type:Mine
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 Luohe Mine, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:563773
Long-form Identifier:1:3:563773:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘShaxi-Changpushang Cu-Au deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘNihe Fe deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘZhongshan Fe deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘHuangmeijian granite, Wuwei County, Wuhu, Anhui, China
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘTianebaodan deposit, Nanling County, Wuhu, Anhui, China
53.8km (33.5 miles) ⓘJinkouling Mine (Jingkouling Mine), Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘTianmashan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘTongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘDatuanshan Cu deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘChaoshan Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
References
Qingtao Huang (1984): Mineral Deposits 3(4), 9-19
McKee, Edwin H. (1988) K-Ar chronology of the Luohe iron district, Anhui Province, China. Economic Geology, 83 (2) 433-435 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.2.433
Guo, Dongwei, Li, Yanhe, Duan, Chao, Fan, Changfu (2022) Involvement of Evaporite Layers in the Formation of Iron Oxide-Apatite Ore Deposits: Examples from the Luohe Deposit in China and the El Laco Deposit in Chile. Minerals, 12 (8) 1043 doi:10.3390/min12081043
 
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