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Apatite from
Molybdenite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada


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Apatite, etc.

Molybdenite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
04340560017372657018237.jpg
Apatite, etc.

Molybdenite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
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Apatite, etc.

Molybdenite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Feldspar Group1
Pyroxene Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Molybdenite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:612349
Long-form Identifier:1:3:612349:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘSchorl and Ilmenite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
1.0km (0.7 miles) ⓘMica and Apatite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘPyroxene and Pyrite occurrences, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCross quarry, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘMaxwell quarry, Wakefield, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘVavasour mine (Mine Gow), Cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘBlackburn Mine, Cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘAutoroute 5 extension, Wakefield, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘBlue Calcite Occurrence, Autoroute 5 Extension, Wakefield, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘFeatherstone property, Cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
References
P.M. Belley et al (2009) The 36th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, April 23-26, presentation and P. Belley Collection.
Belley, Philippe M., Picard, Michel, Rowe, Ralph, Poirier, Glenn (2016) Selected Finds from the Highway 5 Extension: Wakefield Area, Outaouais, Québec, Canada. Rocks & Minerals, 91 (6) 558-569
 
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