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Apatite from
Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe


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Apatite, etc.

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
00799960017710831813600.jpg
Apatite, etc.

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Apatite, etc.

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite1
- var Cleavelandite1
Muscovite1
Quartz1
Tantalite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:822646
Long-form Identifier:1:3:822646:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
90.9km (56.5 miles) ⓘShawa Mine, Shawa complex, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘChishanya complex, Chishanyi, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘBepe II pegmatite, Bepe Hills, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
References
Tyndale-Biscoe, R. (1951) The geology of the Bikita tin-field, Southern Rhodesia. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa: 54(1): 11-23. https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA10120750_2070
Gallagher, M. J. (1967) Phosphates and other minerals in pegmatites of Rhodesia and Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36 (277) 50-59 doi:10.1180/minmag.1967.036.277.07
 
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