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Apatite from
Pala View Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Comments:Occurs as short prismatic crystals to ¼ x 1½ inches (7 mm x 38 mm).
Habit:Prismatic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pala View Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:644665
Long-form Identifier:1:3:644665:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘTourmaline King Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘStewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘWhite Queen Mine, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘVictor Mine (Big Buck mine; Big Buck prospect), Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘHimalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘSan Diego Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘCrown Jewel Mine, Bautista Canyon, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘCable Mine (Little Three Extension prospect; New A.B.C. prospect; New ABC prospect), Little Three Mine area, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘElder Canyon deposits, Elder Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, California, USA
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘUnspecified Apatite occurrence, Grapevine Camp, Ranchita, Volcan Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Jahns, Richard H., Wright, Lauren A. (1951) Gem- and Lithium-Bearing Pegmatites of the Pala District, San Diego County, California. Special Report 7-A. Mineralogical Society of Southern California 72 pp. p.41
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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