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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Apatite from
Tenryuu river alluvials (Tenryugawa), Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Alluvials
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 Tenryuu river alluvials (Tenryugawa), Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:917310
Long-form Identifier:1:3:917310:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘShibukawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘOoi river alluvials (Ooikawa; Oikawa), Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘShidara Volcanic field, Shinshiro city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘTaguchi mine, Shitara, Kitashitara County, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘTakakusayama District, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
73.8km (45.8 miles) ⓘNakakouchi-gawa area, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘAbe river alluvials (Abekawa), Warabino, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
93.7km (58.2 miles) ⓘFuji river alluvials (Fujikawa bridge), Fujikawa-cho, Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘNanzaki Volcano, Minamiizu, Kamo district, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
References
Analyses by Dr Hideki Masago, JAMSTEC.
 
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