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Apatite from
Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy


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Apatite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Apatite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Apatite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Apatite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Apatite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Apatite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Apatite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Apatite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Apatite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Apatite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Apatite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Apatite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
Locality type:Peninsula
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 Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:981264
Long-form Identifier:1:3:981264:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Apatite in this Region
Malpensata pegmatitic dyke (Olgiasca-Malpensata; Croce Quarry; Secondi dyke), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘMalpensata pegmatitic dyke (Olgiasca-Malpensata; Croce Quarry; Secondi dyke), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘAlpe Sparesè, Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘSommafiume pegmatitic dyke (Alpe Sommafiume; Marategno Mine), Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘBorgo peridotite outcrop, Livo, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘPizzo Ledù, Livo, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘCosta degli Orsi west slope, Dosso del Liro, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘCosta degli Orsi east slope, Livo, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘCavrig Lake, Livo, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘTaglio d'Inghirina, Livo, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘMater de Paia, Dosso del Liro, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
VIGNOLA, P., & DIELLA, V. (2007). Phosphates from Piona granitic pegmatites (Central Southern Alps, Italy). Granitic Pegmatites: the State of the Art. Book of Abstr.(T. Martins & R. Vieira, eds.). Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Geologia, Memórias, 8, 102-103.
 
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