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Apatite from
Västanå Iron Mine (Westanå Mine), Näsum, Bromölla, Skåne County, Sweden


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Apatite, etc.

Västanå Iron Mine, Näsum, Bromölla, Skåne County, Sweden
09994890017476299645170.jpg
Apatite, etc.

Västanå Iron Mine, Näsum, Bromölla, Skåne County, Sweden
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Apatite, etc.

Västanå Iron Mine, Näsum, Bromölla, Skåne County, Sweden
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Comments:Found together with yellowish transparant perfect crystals of svanbergite chloritoid and lazulite in quartz.
Habit:Longprismatic
Colour:Snow white
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Extremely Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Nacrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Västanå Iron Mine (Westanå Mine), Näsum, Bromölla, Skåne County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75958
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75958:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘUggleboda, Olofström, Blekinge County, Sweden
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘStockholmsledet, Karlshamn, Blekinge County, Sweden
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘLake Mien impact structure, Tingsryd, Kronoberg County, Sweden
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘBjärnum, Hässleholm, Skåne County, Sweden
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘScania Volcanic necks, Höör, Skåne County, Sweden
78.3km (48.6 miles) ⓘBoleken, Rydaholm, Värnamo, Jönköping County, Sweden
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘÖstra Ljungby, Klippan, Skåne County, Sweden
References
The Swedish Museum of Natural History collection # 18680536
Blomstrand, C.W. (1866) Om nya Mineralier från Skåne [On new Minerals from Skåne]. Öfversigt af Kongl. vetenskaps-akademiens förhandlingar, 23. 369-370
 
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