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Apatite from
Dayin'gezhuang Mine, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China


Locality type:Mine
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 Dayin'gezhuang Mine, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:738487
Long-form Identifier:1:3:738487:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘZhouguan Granodiorite, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘXiadian Mine, Shanhou-Beipo gold field, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘPinglidian Au deposit, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘNansu Mo occurrence, Shanhou-Beipo gold field, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘJiaojia Mine, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘXincheng Mine, Xincheng-Hexi ore field, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘNanshu Mine, Laixi City, Qingdao, Shandong, China
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘZhaoxian Au Deposit, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘQixia (Chihsia) lava flows, Laiyang, Yantai, Shandong, China
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘYexian Mine, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
References
Xueling Dai, Xiangwei Deng, Shenglin Peng, and Bin Yang (2011): Geology and Exploration 47(3), 370-389
 
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