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Apatite from
Michałkowa pegmatites, Gmina Świdnica, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Pegmatite
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 Michałkowa pegmatites, Gmina Świdnica, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:769334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:769334:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Apatite in this Region
Góry Sowie Block, Michałkowa pegmatites, Gmina Świdnica, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘZłoty Las, Lubachów, Gmina Świdnica, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘGabe Gottes mine, Dziećmorowice, Gmina Walim, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘMount Gomólnik Mały, Grzmiąca, Gmina Głuszyca, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘGłuszyca Górna melaphyre quarry, Głuszyca Górna, Gmina Głuszyca, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘKamieniczki district, Bielawa, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘOwiecznik melaphyre quarry, Boguszów-Gorce, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘWierzbna granite quarry, Wierzbna, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘGołaszyce granite quarry, Gmina Marcinowice, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘGola Świdnicka granite quarry, Gola Świdnicka, Gmina Marcinowice, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘGilów talc deposit, Gilów, Gmina Niemcza, Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Łodziński M. & Sitarz M. 2008: Chemical and Spectroscopic Characterization of Some Phosphates Accessory Minerals from Pegmatites of the Sowie Mts (Owles Mts), SW Poland. EUCMOS, Spectroscopy Applied to Archaeology, Arts, Geology and Mineralogy, p. 278
 
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