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Apatite from
Hongling Mine, Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China


Locality type:Mine
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 Hongling Mine, Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:873217
Long-form Identifier:1:3:873217:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘDabaoshan Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘXinfeng deposit, Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘXiwang deposit (U deposit No. 330), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘZhushanxia deposit (U deposit No. 333), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
38.4km (23.8 miles) ⓘYaoling Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
42.2km (26.3 miles) ⓘZhouwu deposit, Yingde City, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
44.0km (27.4 miles) ⓘShirenzhang Mine, Shirenzhang-Meiziwo W-Sn deposit, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
65.4km (40.7 miles) ⓘHuangsha U mining area, Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘJunge mine, Yiliu Tungsten Polymetallic Deposit, Ruyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘYiliu Tungsten Polymetallic Deposit, Ruyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
References
Xiaofei Wang, Huawen Qi, Ruizhong Hu, Wenjun Qu, Jiantang Peng, and Xianwu Bi (2010): Mineral Deposits 29(3), 415-426
Zhang, Dong, Yang, Wu-Bin, Wu, Jian, Niu, He-Cai (2024) Fluid-induced dissolution–reprecipitation of tungsten minerals in the Hongling deposit, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 166. 105951 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105951
 
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