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Apatite from
Dunderland Valley, Rana, Nordland, Norway


Locality type:Valley
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 Dunderland Valley, Rana, Nordland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:644046
Long-form Identifier:1:3:644046:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Apatite in this Region
Finnkåteng Mine, Rana Mines, Dunderland Valley, Rana, Nordland, Norway
Ørtfjell East Mine, Rana Mines, Dunderland Valley, Rana, Nordland, Norway
Ørtfjell Mine, Rana Mines, Dunderland Valley, Rana, Nordland, Norway
Ørtvann Mine, Rana Mines, Dunderland Valley, Rana, Nordland, Norway
Vesteråli Mine, Rana Mines, Dunderland Valley, Rana, Nordland, Norway
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘØrtvann Mine, Rana Mines, Dunderland Valley, Rana, Nordland, Norway
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘØrtfjell Mine, Rana Mines, Dunderland Valley, Rana, Nordland, Norway
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘVesteråli Mine, Rana Mines, Dunderland Valley, Rana, Nordland, Norway
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘFinnkåteng Mine, Rana Mines, Dunderland Valley, Rana, Nordland, Norway
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘØrtfjell East Mine, Rana Mines, Dunderland Valley, Rana, Nordland, Norway
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘAltermark talc mine, Altermark area, Rana, Nordland, Norway
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘBordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘNasafjell kyanite quartzite occurrence, Saltfjellet, Rana, Nordland, Norway
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘNasafjäll Mine, Arjeplog, Norrbotten County, Sweden
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘKorgfjell Tunnel, Hemnes, Nordland, Norway
References
Grenne, T., Ihlen, P. M., Vokes, F. M. (1999) Scandinavian Caledonide Metallogeny in a plate tectonic perspective. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (5) 422-471 doi:10.1007/s001260050215
 
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