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Apatite from
Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA


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Apatite, etc.

Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
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Apatite, etc.

Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
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Apatite, etc.

Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Comments:Occurs as small tabular crystals partly lining cavities in phosphatic rock.
Colour:White
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Lazulite
Pyrophyllite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:884
Long-form Identifier:1:3:884:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘLaurel Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
References
Peacock, M. A., Moddle, D. A. (1941) On a crystal of augelite from California. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 26 (175) 105-115 doi:10.1180/minmag.1941.026.175.01
Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497
Wise, William S. (1977) Mineralogy of the Champion Mine, White Mountains, California. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (6) 478-486p.482
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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