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Apatite from
Stonařov meteorite (Stannern meteorite), Stonařov (Stannern), Jihlava District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Comments:Apatite in Stannern generally occurs as small subhedral/euhedral interstitial grains
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stonařov meteorite (Stannern meteorite), Stonařov (Stannern), Jihlava District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:901754
Long-form Identifier:1:3:901754:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘSedlatice granitic pegmatite, Sedlatice, Jihlava District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘPuklice pegmatites, Puklice, Jihlava District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘKyprův mlýn quarry, Krasonice, Jihlava District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘŠebkovice ultrapotassic lamproite dyke, Šebkovice, Třebíč District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘKřemel Hill, Hostákov, Vladislav, Třebíč District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘOrlík (Štůly), Humpolec, Pelhřimov District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘGranite quarry, Pohled, Havlíčkův Brod District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘCyrilov phosphate pegmatite (Cyrillhof), Cyrilov (Cyrillhof), Horní Bory, Bory, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘCtidružice deposit, Ctidružice, Znojmo District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘNonndorf gabbro quarry, Nonndorf bei Raabs, Raabs an der Thaya, Waidhofen an der Thaya District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Sarafian, A. R., Roden, M. F. & Patiño-Douce, A. E. (2013) The volatile content of Vesta: Clues from apatite in eucrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 48 (11): 2135-2154. (Nov 2013)
 
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