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Apatite from
Nelson Bay River mine, Temma, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Polarised-light microscopy
EPMA
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nelson Bay River mine, Temma, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:698458
Long-form Identifier:1:3:698458:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘReece Dam (Lower Pieman dam), West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
89.1km (55.4 miles) ⓘKara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘFederation workings, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
92.8km (57.6 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
94.7km (58.8 miles) ⓘAvebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
95.0km (59.0 miles) ⓘQueen Hill, Heemskirk Tin Project, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘSevern deposit, Heemskirk Tin Project, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
R. Bottrill, unpub. data.
 
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