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Apatite from
Golconda Summit, Golconda Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


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Apatite, etc.

Golconda Summit, Golconda Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
00652890017370586153621.jpg
Apatite, etc.

Golconda Summit, Golconda Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Apatite, etc.

Golconda Summit, Golconda Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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:
Brochantite1
Jarosite1
Chalcosiderite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golconda Summit, Golconda Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:914429
Long-form Identifier:1:3:914429:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘSilver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘBrooks Spring Prospects, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘLone Tree Mine, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘMarigold mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘNorth Peak Antimony Occurrence, Battle Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘRose Creek Mine, Rose Creek Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘIzzenhood Ranch, Izenhood Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘBuckingham mine (Hardy mine; Bentley mine; O'Leary mine), Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘChimney Creek Mine (Chimney Prospect), Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘTomboy Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
Collected by Dick Thomssen.
 
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