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Fluorapatite from
Bagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


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Fluorapatite

Bagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Fluorapatite

Bagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
07176540017272011626068.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Bagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
04222690017272016542571.jpg
Fluorapatite

Bagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
07176540017272011626068.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Bagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Comments:On the surface over the mine deposit; also in leached sulfide zone in limonite boxworks; crystals on chalcedony.
Habit:Hexagonal plates
Colour:Cream-colored
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:989923
Long-form Identifier:1:3:989923:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘRed Top Mine (Barite Mine), Rawhide Wash, Kimble Mining Sub-District, Cleopatra Mining District, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘHualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
91.0km (56.5 miles) ⓘMidnight Owl Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Anderson, C.A. (1950), Alteration and metallization in the Bagdad porphyry copper deposit, AZ, Econ.Geol.: 45: 609-628.
Anderson, C.A., et al (1955), Geology and ore deposits of the Bagdad area, Yavapai County, Arizona, USGS PP 278: 51
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.154
 
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