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Apatite from
Mont Shefford, Shefford, La Haute-Yamaska RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Mountain
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 Mont Shefford, Shefford, La Haute-Yamaska RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:829262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:829262:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘMont Brome, Bromont, Estrie, Québec, Canada
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘMont Yamaska, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘMont Rougemont, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘOrford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘFrancon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘCanadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
98.5km (61.2 miles) ⓘBuffalo Hill Quarry, Hardwick, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
99.0km (61.5 miles) ⓘMonadnock Mountain, Lemington, Essex County, Vermont, USA
References
DRESSER, J.A. (1902) Report on the geology and petrography of Shefford Mountain. Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report 13, L: 1-35.
 
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