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Apatite from
Nickel Plate Mine, Hedley, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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 Nickel Plate Mine, Hedley, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:564609
Long-form Identifier:1:3:564609:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘCrystal Peak (Mount Riordan) garnet deposit, Apex Mountain, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘGypo Mine, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘPrimer porphyry copper prospect, Missezula Lake, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘCarmi Moly deposit, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘGiant Copper deposit, New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
77.5km (48.1 miles) ⓘRainbow prospect, Sumallo River, New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
G E Ray, G. L. Dawson, R Simpson (1983) The Geology And Controls Of Skakn Mineralization In The Hedley Gold Camp Southern British Columbia* (92W8, 82315) British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. Geological Fieldwork, 1986, Paper 1987-1
Econ Geol (1992) 87:1541-1565
Ray, G.E., Dawson, G.L. (1994) The Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Hedley Gold Skarn District, Southern B.C. BC Geological Survey Bulletin 87.
 
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