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Apatite from
Eichberg, Unterlembach, Großdietmanns, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria


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Apatite, etc.

Eichberg, Unterlembach, Großdietmanns, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Apatite

Eichberg, Unterlembach, Großdietmanns, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Apatite, etc.

Eichberg, Unterlembach, Großdietmanns, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
01168360017272083289026.jpg
Apatite

Eichberg, Unterlembach, Großdietmanns, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
06236340017272327397058.jpg
Apatite, etc.

Eichberg, Unterlembach, Großdietmanns, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
01168360017272083289026.jpg
Apatite

Eichberg, Unterlembach, Großdietmanns, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
- var Rock Crystal1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eichberg, Unterlembach, Großdietmanns, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:830481
Long-form Identifier:1:3:830481:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘHalámky feldspar deposit, Nová Ves nad Lužnicí, Jindřichův Hradec District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘWidy quarry, Gebharts, Schrems, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘHäuslern, Groß-Gerungs, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austria
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘUllrich quarry (Friepess quarry; Haslauerteich quarry; syenite works Ullrich), Gebharts, Schrems, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘRejta quarry, Rejta, Trhové Sviny, České Budějovice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘPoschacher Quarry, Artolz, Pfaffenschlag bei Waidhofen, Waidhofen an der Thaya District, Lower Austria, Austria
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘGranodiorite quarry, Hörmanns, Zwettl, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austria
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘFriepeß quarry, Plochwald, Sandl, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘKönigsau, Sandl, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘHomolka Hill, Stráž nad Nežárkou, Jindřichův Hradec District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
References
H. Schillhammer collection
 
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