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Fluorapatite from
Alvarrões Mine, Gonçalo, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Comments:on quartz
Habit:short prismatic to 4mm
Colour:opaque tan, rarely clear colorless
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alvarrões Mine, Gonçalo, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:882538
Long-form Identifier:1:3:882538:4
GUID (UUID V4):9b1adc24-8687-457d-9aaa-0d4f6d6a417a
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
2.9km (1.8 miles) Vela Nordeste quarry, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
4.2km (2.6 miles) Covão quarry, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
5.2km (3.2 miles) EN 18 roadcut, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
9.3km (5.8 miles) Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
9.3km (5.8 miles) Fonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
16.9km (10.5 miles) Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
20.9km (13.0 miles) Melo e Nabais, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
32.0km (19.9 miles) Bom Sucesso No. 4 quarry, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
32.1km (20.0 miles) Cova da Raposa Mine, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
34.1km (21.2 miles) Corvaceira quarry, Castelo de Penalva, Penalva do Castelo, Viseu, Portugal
References
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specimens of pyromorphite from the Bou Iboulkhir mine, Moulay Bouazza, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalt region:...== Pyromorphite, 4 cm, from the Bou Iboulkhir mine, Moulay Bouazza, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalet region...===== Co-rich calcite, 6 cm, from the Agoudal mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco. Mch Minerals specimen and photo...acanthite from the Imiter mine, concerning which John writes the following: The Imiter mine in Morocco has produced...of the finest specimens of acanthite known. This mine is nearing its end, and no new specimens have come
 
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