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Apatite from
Muzo Mine, Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Emerald4 photos of Apatite associated with Emerald at this locality.
Parisite-(Ce)3 photos of Apatite associated with Parisite-(Ce) at this locality.
Calcite3 photos of Apatite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Muzo Mine, Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154640
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154640:8
GUID (UUID V4):df179001-3481-4e58-8a83-4089f341f02a
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
10.9km (6.7 miles) Coscuez Mine, San Pablo de Borbur, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
represents the culmination of two expeditions to Colombia and Ecuador in 1853 and 1857, inspired by the...January–February, 2016 The Emerald Mines of Colombia Thomas P. Moore The Mineralogical Record 2709...organics-rich sedimentary rocks in the Department of Boyacá in west-central Colombia. From the early 16th century...when Imperial Spain took over deposits at Chivor, Muzo and Cosquez, through the late 20th century, when...are on the rise and may someday catch up, but Colombia is still the source of 60% of all gem-quality
Journal (issue)
Appellation 16 The Second World Emerald Symposium in Colombia The Second World Emerald Symposium Focuses on...The Muzo Companies’ 10th Anniversary – A Decade of Change A New Era for the Historic Coscuez Mine Esmeraldas...More Exquisite Emeralds Magnificent Old Mine Emeralds 143 Mine Visit A Visit to Colombia’s “Green” Emerald...Thailand Board of Directors Gabriel Angarita, Colombia Saurabh Bansal, Germany Warren F. Boyd, Canada...Zoysa, Sri Lanka Advisors Jean Claude Michelou, Colombia Ruben Bindra, USA Immediate Past President Benjamin
Journal (issue)
EMERALD UPDATE Highlights of Bogota Symposium Colombia opened its arms to welcome the world’s leading...huge success with more than 300 delegates from Colombia and around the world taking part. More than 42...designers, traders and brand retailers. They visited the Muzo, Cunas, Pita and Chivor mines on the slopes of the...page: Rough emeralds mined by Gemfields at the Kagem mine in Zambia. (Photo courtesy of Gemfields) CONTENTS...Symposium Report and Presentations 42 6 16 17 18 20 Colombia Hosts First High-Level Global Emerald Symposium
Journal (issue)
(a variety of zoisite), 9 cm, from the Merelani mine, located on the slopes of the Lelatema Mountains...color zoning, 5.1 cm, from Rubaya, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo Back cover: Top...Top left: Euclase, 2.2 cm, from the La Marina mine, Colombia. Top right: Topaz, 8.4 cm, from Ouro Preto...left: Phosphophyllite, 2 cm, from the Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Bottom right: Grossular, 3.5 cm...Fluorapatite on elbaite, 5.5 cm, from the Alto da Cabeca mine, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Will Johnson
Journal (issue)
187 Peñas Blancas: An historic Colombian emerald mine R. Ringsrud and E. Boehm 251 Book review 254...Colombian emerald mine Ron Ringsrud and Edward Boehm Abstract: The Peñas Blancas emerald mine is part of Colombia’s...Colombia’s Muzo mining region, an 800 km2 area that encompasses the famous Muzo, Coscuez and La Pita mines...mines. This is the largest emerald district in Colombia, and it is the most productive and well-known...compares this historic mine to other famous producers in the region. Keywords: Colombia, emerald, geology
Report (issue)
Tyson-originating examples from, oh, St.-Hilaire and the Jeffrey mine in Quebec; Ontario’s Flamboro quarry and Liscombe...called the “Cobalt Lode mine” (the Quebul specimen is attributed to the “Castle mine”). Stilbite and Chabazite...Safflorite coating silver, 5.2 cm, from the Castle mine, Gowganda area, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada...Pau, 50 km north of the Spanish border in the Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. Even in the...(also rendered “Chah Kharboze”) mine, Anarak district, Esfahan Province, Iran. The brilliantly red-orange
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Environments. Minerals 2021, 11, 513. https:// Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University...settings associated with sediments (type IIB; Colombia) or, more commonly, with magmatism and regional...farm, Caiçara do Rio do Vento, Borborema mineral province, Rio Grande do Norte Pegmatitic bodies hosted...2017-14.1, 2017-14.2, 2017-14.3 Ankadilalana emerald mine, Ambalahosy Nord Commune, Mananjary District, Vatovavy...9.3-1, 2017.9.3-2, 2017.9.3-3, 2017.9.4 Irondro mine, Andonabe Commune, Mananjary District, Vatovavy
Journal (issue)
Characteristics of Blue to Yellow Beryl History of the Chivor Mine, Part I EDITORIAL 1 Spring 2020 VOLUME 56, No...beryl. p. 35 66 History of the Chivor Emerald Mine, Part I (1880–1925): From Rediscovery to Early Production...Chronicles developments at the Chivor emerald mine in Colombia between 1880 and 1925, based on archival records...Ukrainian heliodor found in the Volodarsk-Volynskii mine. The carving weighs 1,754.70 ct and measures 165...the checkered history of Colombia’s Chivor emerald mine: its abandonment, rediscovery, and intermittent
Journal (issue)
crystal with calcite, 6.5 cm, from the Cosq uez mine, Colombia; found in 1998. Scott Rudolph collection, ex............................................... 22 Mine Exploitation (or not) Today ......................represents the culmination of two expeditions to Colombia and Ecuador in 1853 and 1857, inspired by the...organics-rich sedimentary rocks in the Department of Boyaca in west-central Colombia. From the early 16th century...when Imperial Spain took over deposits at Chivor, Muzo and Cosquez, through the late 20th century, when
Book
CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 90 Emerald Lore in Colombia and Peru, 5. 93 Crystal Structure Chemical...Proportions, Chile, 407 335 Polishing 359 361 Colombia, Laps and Agents, 336 407 Czechoslovakia, 13...by the noted were emerald made from green Department of Antiquities more extremely certain that... worked to were satisfy a the gems from Colombia only known source gained of emeralds. vigorous...north of Thebes. No emeralds exist the emerald mine through stones. Qift as as other mineral,
Journal (issue)
TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURE ARTICLES The Coscuez Mine: A Major Source of Colombian Emeralds Ron Ringsmd...productive, if little known, emerald mines in Colombia is the Coscuez mine. The 14.52-ct emeraldillustrated here...locality, which lies only 10 k m from the famous Muzo mine. Ron Ringsrud's articlein this issue takes a comprehensivelook...CA THE COSCUEZ MINE: A MAJOR SOURCE OF COLOMBIAN EMERALDS By Ron Ringsrud The Muzo emerald district...district, i n Boyacd, Colombia, contains several mines. Although the Muzo mine i s undoubtedly the best known
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE MUZO EMERALD ZONE, COLOMBIA, S. A. VICTOR OPPENHEIM: CONTE•TS. PAGE Abstract ................................ ?.............. Local geologyof Muzo beds .............................................................................. Mines in the Muzo area :$3 •. 33 34 $4 '. $5 ..................................... $5 Exploitation methods in Muzo ......................................... Bibliography........................... $7 38 ABSTRACT. The Muzo Emerald Mines represent the only large emerald deposits
Report (issue)
emerald crystals from La Pita at Maripi, BoyacColombia valued at up to 1,000.00 US dollars per carat;...emerald specimen with calcite from Coscuez, Boyaca, Colombia. Bill Larson collection; Jeff Scovil photo Bottom:...Wilson Whether from ancient India, Greece, Rome or Colombia, emeralds have always been a highly prized gemstone...CRPGICNRS in Vandoeuvre, France Colombia: Gonzalo Jara of Bogota, Colombia Africa: Federico Pezzotta from...Treatments: Ron Ringsrud of Saratoga, California 2 Colombia: The World's Top Producer .....36 Eastern Cordillera
Journal (issue)
HPHT-Grown Synthetic Diamonds Diamonds from the Letšeng Mine Fall 2015 VOLUME 51, No. 3 EDITORIAL 221 Trapiche...this method. Meanwhile, Lesotho’s Letšeng-la-Terae mine is currently enjoying a renaissance. Rising prices...Mathieu, Christophe Morlot, and Yannick Branquet Colombia is the traditional source of the world’s finest...exclusively in the black shales of the country’s western emerald zone, is linked to the peculiar structural...the emerald gastropods extracted from the Matecaña mine in Gachalà (Vuillet et al., 2002) and the famous
Book
Gem Deposits: 35 39 The Emerald Deposits of Colombia 4. Gemstones Formed in Pegmatites: 57 Gem Pegmatites...Diamond Pipes: 129 The Diamond Deposits of Argvle, Western Australia Index 141 FOREWORD Each gem deposit-whether...chapters: hydrothermal deposits, with the emeralds of Colombia as an example; the pegmatites of Minas Gerais...Zabargad Island, Egypt and the new find at Argyle in Western Australia are used as examples. It is worth noting...thanks goes to Dr. Art Montana, Chairman of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UClA for his
Book
Gem Deposits: 35 39 The Emerald Deposits of Colombia 4. Gemstones Formed in Pegmatites: 57 Gem Pegmatites...Diamond Pipes: 129 The Diamond Deposits of Argvle, Western Australia Index 141 FOREWORD Each gem deposit-whether...chapters: hydrothermal deposits, with the emeralds of Colombia as an example; the pegmatites of Minas Gerais...Zabargad Island, Egypt and the new find at Argyle in Western Australia are used as examples. It is worth noting...thanks goes to Dr. Art Montana, Chairman of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UClA for his
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Giuliani b, D.D. Marshall c, D. Turner a a b c Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British...BP 20, 54501 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby...it is difficult to obtain accurate statistics, Colombia supplies most (an estimated 60%, worth more than...there is speculation that the emerald mines in Colombia are becoming depleted. Brazil currently accounts...concentrate in the heavy mineral fraction. In Colombia, structural geology, the sodium content of stream
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
stretching nearly 7,500 kilometers (4,700 miles) from Colombia in the north to Chile in the south. They contain...(22,550 feet), and the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere, Aconcagua at 6,960 meters (22,835 feet)...Andes run along the entire western margin of South America, from Colombia to the tip of Chile. divide...specimens from Uchucchacua, Peru; emeralds from Muzo, Colombia; pink fluorite and huge pyrites from Huanzala...The Pacific coast of South America defines the western margin of the South American plate, which has been
Journal (issue)
GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA Canada’s Diavik Mine Fabergé Imperial Bodyguards Responsible Sourcing...of Colored Stones Journey to the Chivor Emerald Mine Summer 2016 VOLUME 52, No. 2 EDITORIAL 103 Responsible...Mining Diamonds in the Canadian Arctic: The Diavik Mine James E. Shigley, Russell Shor, Pedro Padua, Christopher...Rainier’s Footsteps: Journey to the Chivor Emerald Mine Robert Weldon, Jose Guillermo Ortiz, and Terri Ottaway...adventures of Peter W. Rainier, who directed the mine from 1926 to 1931 and restored its former glory
Journal (issue)
Picture A crystal of emerald on calcite from Muzo, Colombia, from The Mineral Collection, Federal Institute...Keeper of Minerals in 1953 he ensured that his department was well equipped for the rapid analysis of...Stevenson. This was a veritable mine of of inif one can have a mine for pearls. When formation - if I...was a slave. He killed his master and escaped to Western Europe and returned to England in 1604. Here he...1991,22, 6 334 Gem thaumasite from the Black Rock Mine, South South Mrica Africa Ulrich Henn, Markus
Journal (issue)
on Sunday 8 and Monday 9 November at the Great Western Royal Hotel, Paddington, London. Dr K. Nassau will...sapphires from Oxidation treatment of Shandong Province, China Wang Yaoshan and and Li Guoxun WangChuanfu...large number of sapphires are found in Shandong Province, China. In mixed and placed into the carbon carbon...large natural corundum been found in Shandong Province, China. However there are only a few gem-grade...Precambrian shields. EMERALDS FROM YOUNG ROCKS (Colombia, natural emeralds can contain measurable quantities
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pauvres, BP 20, 54501 Vandœuvre cedex, France Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University...Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; groat@mail.ubc.ca Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby...Austria); (IIB) Sedimentary rocks-black shale (Colombia, Canada, USA); (IIC) Metamorphic rocks (China...ct. Insufu rough emerald extracted from the Kagem mine in 2015. Lastly, on the 2th of October, the remarkable...extracted from the same mine [3]. Other giant crystals have been discovered in Colombia, such as el Monstro
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Macanal, and the western belt including the mining districts of Yacopi, Muzo, Coscuez, La Pita and...different between the western and eastern belts (Branquet et al. 1999a). The Muzo and Coscuez deposits...belt, Colombia, 3.9 × 2.6 cm. Collection MultiAxes. b Association of emerald and quartz, Muzo mines,... western emerald belt, Colombia. c Emerald crystals on quartz and adularia, Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan...flakes of phlogopite in a marble matrix, Minh Tien mine, Luc Yen mining district, Vietnam, 2 × 1 cm. e Nodule
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Photoset by Butterworths Lit ho Preparation Department Printed in Great Britain by the Garden City Pres~...Argentina 184 Australia 185 Austria 187 Brazil 189 Colombia 195 India 197 Malagasy Republic 198 Mexico 199...USA, USSR. Bixbite; USA (rare) Emerald; Brazil, Colombia, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, USSR...qualifications as a chemist in the employ of the Department of Antiquities at Cairo seem beyond question...the 16th century, when the remarkable gems from Colombia gained widespread notice, the Egyptian deposits
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0-408-01543-8 Photoset by Butterworths Litho Preparation Department Printed in Great Britain by the Garden City Press...184 Australia 185 Austria 187 179 Brazil 189 Colombia 195 India 197 Malagasy Republic Mexico 199 Pakistan...USA, USSR. Bixbite; USA (rare) Emerald; Brazil, Colombia, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, USSR...qualifications as a chemist in the employ of the Department of Antiquities at Cairo seem beyond question...the 16th century, when the remarkable gems from Colombia gained widespread notice, the Egyptian deposits
 
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