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Fluorapatite from
Falkenstein Castle, Falkenstein, Mistelbach District, Lower Austria, Austria


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Fluorapatite

Falkenstein Castle, Falkenstein, Mistelbach District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Fluorapatite

Falkenstein Castle, Falkenstein, Mistelbach District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Fluorapatite

Falkenstein Castle, Falkenstein, Mistelbach District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Fluorapatite

Falkenstein Castle, Falkenstein, Mistelbach District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Fluorapatite

Falkenstein Castle, Falkenstein, Mistelbach District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Fluorapatite

Falkenstein Castle, Falkenstein, Mistelbach District, Lower Austria, Austria
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Monazite-(Ce)2
Ilmenite2
Calcite2
Quartz2
Gahnite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Falkenstein Castle, Falkenstein, Mistelbach District, Lower Austria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:941069
Long-form Identifier:1:3:941069:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘDolní Kounice quarry, Dolní Kounice, Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘCtidružice deposit, Ctidružice, Znojmo District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘKolársky vrch deposit, Pezinok, Pezinok District, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
67.5km (42.0 miles) ⓘArzberg, Kottaun, Geras, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed quarry ("Andradite quarry"), Kottaun, Geras, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
68.8km (42.7 miles) ⓘŠvábsky hill, Dúbravka, Bratislava IV, Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘŠvamperky, Devín, Bratislava IV, Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘJezuitské Lesy, Devín, Bratislava IV, Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘŠebkovice ultrapotassic lamproite dyke, Šebkovice, Třebíč District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
74.3km (46.2 miles) ⓘHengl quarry, Eibenstein an der Thaya, Raabs an der Thaya, Waidhofen an der Thaya District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Kolitsch, U. & Pieler, E. (2015): 1945) Gahnit, Fluorapatit, Monazit-(Ce), Zirkon und andere Mineralien in Phosphoritknollen aus der Nähe der Burgruine Falkenstein im Weinviertel, Niederösterreich. Pp. 258-260 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2015): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXIV. Carinthia II, 205./125., 207-280.
 
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