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Apatite from
Picton ultramafic dyke, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Dike
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 Picton ultramafic dyke, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:667360
Long-form Identifier:1:3:667360:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
60.4km (37.6 miles) ⓘFreebern Mine, Loughborough Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘLacey Mine (Smith and Lacey Mine; G.E. Mine), Loughborough Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘFoxton occurrence (Long Lake), Loughborough Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘDarling Lake Occurrence, Loughborough Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘNortheast Gould occurrence (Gould), Loughborough Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘNorth Little John Occurrence, Loughborough Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘRichardson Feldspar Mine, Bedford Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘKingston Mica Mine (Bedford), Bedford Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘDesert Lake occurrence, Bedford Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘGlendower Iron Mine, Bedford Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
References
Arima, M., Fleet, M.E., and Barnett, R.L. (1985) Titanian berthierine: a Ti-rich serpentine group mineral from the Picton ultramafic dyke, Ontario. Canadian Mineralogist: 23: 213-220.
 
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