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Fluorapatite from
Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


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Fluorapatite

Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Fluorapatite

Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Fluorapatite

Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Fluorapatite

Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Fluorapatite

Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Fluorapatite

Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
Chamosite4
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:85114
Long-form Identifier:1:3:85114:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘRoche Falîche, Bihain, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘCopper-tellurium mineralization, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘArdennite-quartz veins, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘCoticule mines (east), Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘCoticule mines (west), Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘThier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘLa Haie forest, Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘLes Rochettes quarries, Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘKalem, Birresborn, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘSteffelnkopf, Steffeln, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Hatert, F., Fransolet, A.-M., Houssa, M. (1996) La titanite de Bastogne (Belgique) et les minéraux associés. Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège, 65(6), 387-397.
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Houssa, M., and Coune, F. (2000) Native gold, native silver and secondary minerals in the quartz veins from Bastogne, Belgium. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre, 70, 223-229.
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
 
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