Moroxite
A variety of Apatite
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About Moroxite
Name:
Probably named from Pliny's morochies (morochthas) - a green gem.
A variety of Apatite
A blue-green variety of Apatite from Arendal, Norway.
A blue-green variety of Apatite from Arendal, Norway.
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Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
10351 (as Moroxite)
29229 (as Apatite)
29229 (as Apatite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:10351:6 (as Moroxite)
mindat:1:1:29229:0 (as Apatite)
mindat:1:1:29229:0 (as Apatite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
dcb595c3-1e7c-4f34-afeb-c643269c1580 (as Moroxite)
4f9ba693-fcbf-4f77-b7b1-61aca8fefcd7 (as Apatite)
4f9ba693-fcbf-4f77-b7b1-61aca8fefcd7 (as Apatite)
Other Language Names for Moroxite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Moroxite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-10351.html
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References for Moroxite
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Localities for Moroxite
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Agder, Norway