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Apatite-(CaOH)

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Sapo Mine, Goiabeira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
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Formula:
Ca
 
5
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
System:HexagonalColour:White, grey, yellow, ...
Lustre:VitreousHardness:5
Name:Named from the Greek word meaning "to deceive"
Dimorph of:Apatite-(CaOH)-M


Apatite Group. The calcium analogue of Apatite-(SrOH). The hydroxyl analogue of Apatite-(CaF) and Apatite-(CaCl). The phosphate analogue of Johnbaumite. The hexagonal polymorph of Clinohydroxylapatite.

Classification of Apatite-(CaOH)

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/B.39-30
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.BN.05

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
N : With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.33:1
Dana 8th edition ID:41.8.1.3

41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
8 : A5(XO4)3Zq
Hey's CIM Ref.:19.4.2

19 : Phosphates
4 : Phosphates of Ca
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Occurrences of Apatite-(CaOH)

Geological Setting:Talc-schist; in diallage-serpentine rock.

Physical Properties of Apatite-(CaOH)

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:White, grey, yellow, green, violet, purple, red or brown
Streak:White
Hardness (Mohs):5

Crystallography of Apatite-(CaOH)

Crystal System:Hexagonal
Cell Parameters:a = 9.41Å, c = 6.88Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.731
Unit Cell Volume:V 527.59 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:Crystals short to long hexagonal prisms [0001], with {1010} and {1011} dominant; also thick tabular {0001}, frequently in the crystals of hydrothermal origin in pegmatites and veins, with {1010}, relatively large {0001}, and often also {1011} or low pyramids. Massive, coarse granular to compact.
Twinning:Rare contact twins on {1121}. Twin plane {10_13} rare. Also twinning reported on {1010} and {11_23}.

Optical Data of Apatite-(CaOH)

Type:Uniaxial (-)
RI values: nω = 1.651 nε = 1.644
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.007

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate

Chemical Properties of Apatite-(CaOH)

Formula:
Ca
 
5
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
Essential elements:Ca, H, O, P
All elements listed in formula:Ca, H, O, P

Relationship of Apatite-(CaOH) to other Species

Related to:
  • Apatite Subgroup
  • Apatite Supergroup
    • Common Associates:
    TitaniteTalc
    Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
    8.BN.05Alforsite
    Ba
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Belovite-(Ce)
    NaSr
     
    3
    		(Ce,La)[(F,OH)|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(F,O)|(PO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(OH,O)|(PO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Apatite-(CaCl)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Clinomimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Fermorite
    (Ca,Sr)
     
    5
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		(OH)
    8.BN.05Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Hedyphane
    Pb
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Johnbaumite
    Ca
     
    5
    		[OH|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Mimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Morelandite
    (Ba,Ca,Pb)
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Pyromorphite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Apatite-(SrOH)
    (Sr,Ca)
     
    5
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		(OH,F)
    8.BN.05Svabite
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(F,Cl,OH)|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Turneaureite
    Ca
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Vanadinite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(VO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Belovite-(La)
    NaSr
     
    3
    		(La,Ce)[(F,OH)|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Deloneite-(Ce)
    NaCa
     
    2
    		SrCe(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		F
    8.BN.05Fluorcaphite
    (Ca,Sr,Ce,Na)
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Kuannersuite-(Ce)
    Na
     
    2
    		Ba
     
    3
    		(Ce,Nd,La)[(F,Cl)|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Apatite-(CaOH)-M
    (Ca,Na)
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[(OH,Cl)|(PO
     
    4
    		,SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Phosphohedyphane
    Pb
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05IMA2008-009
    Sr
     
    5
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		F
    8.BN.10Arctite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    4
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		F
    Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
    19.4.1Monetite
    CaHPO
     
    4
    19.4.3Brushite
    CaHPO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    19.4.4Isoclasite
    Ca
     
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    19.4.5Buchwaldite
    NaCaPO
     
    4
    19.4.6Canaphite
    CaNa
     
    2
    		[HPO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    19.4.7Mundrabillaite
    (NH
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		Ca(HPO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    19.4.8Whitlockite
    Ca
     
    9
    		Mg[PO
     
    3
    		OH][PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    6
    19.4.9Brianite
    Na
     
    2
    		CaMg[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    19.4.10Petersite-(Y)
    (Y,Ce,Nd)Cu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O

    Other Names for Apatite-(CaOH)

    Synonyms:
    Fluor-hydroxylapatiteHydro-apatiteHydroxyapatiteHydroxylapatiteMonite
    Pyroclasite
    German names:
    HydroxyapatitHydroxylapatit
    Russian names:
    ГидроксилапатитАпатит-(CaOH)
    Spanish names:
    HydroxyapatitaHydroxylapatita
    Varieties:
    Alkali-oxyapatiteCarbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)Manganese-bearing Apatite-(CaOH)Ornithite

    Other Information

    Other Information:Soluble in HCl or in HNO3. Varieties containing CO3 may dissolve with slight effervescence.
    Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

    References for Apatite-(CaOH)

    Reference List:Shepard (1856) American Journal of Science: 22: 96 (as Pyroclasite).

    Shepard (1882) American Journal of Science: 23: 400 (as Monite).

    Schaller (1912) USGS Bull. 509: 89 (as Hydroxyapatite).

    Bianchi (1919) Atti soc. ital. soc. Nat.: 458: 306.

    Burri, Jakob, Parker, and Strunz (1935) Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen, Frauenfeld: 15: 327 (as Hydroxylapatit).

    Gruner and McConnell (1937) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 97: 208.

    McConnell and Gruner (1940) American Mineralogist: 25: 157.

    Mitchell, Faust, Hendricks, and Reynolds (1943) American Mineralogist: 28: 356.

    Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 879-889.

    Mengeot, M., Bartram, R.H., and Gilliam, O.R. (1975) Paramagnetic hole-like defect in irradiated calcium hydroxyapatite single crystals. Phys. Rev.: B11: 4110-4124.

    American Mineralogist (1989): 74: 87.

    Nature: 204: 1050-1052.

    Fleet, M.E., Liu, X., and Pan, Y. (2000a) Site preference of rare earth elements in hydroxyapatite [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2]. Journal of Solid State Chemistry: 149: 391-398.

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    Localities for Apatite-(CaOH)

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    Australia
     
    • New South Wales
      • Buckland Co.
    		England, B. M. (2002): Zeolites and associated minerals from the Krui Valley, Merriwa, New South Wales. Austral. J. Mineral. 8, 61-71.
    • Queensland
      • Phosphate Hill
    • South Australia
      • Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area
        • Roxby Downs
    		Lottermoser B. G. (1995). Neues.Jb. Miner. Mh.1995, 8, 371-384
      • Mt Lofty Ranges
        • South Mt Lofty Ranges
          • Nairne
    • Tasmania
      • Bass Strait
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] http://www.crocoite.com/locationbulletins/part1/zeolites.pdf
      • Central Plateau
    		Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
      • Waterhouse district
    		Everard, J.L., Sutherland, F.L. and Zwingmann, H., 2004a. A Cretaceous phonolite dyke from the Tomahawk River, Northeast Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 138, 11-33.
    • Victoria
      • Flinders
      • Phillip Island
        • Kitty Miller Bay
    • Western Australia
    		Min.Mag. 39,577-579(1974)
    Austria
     
    • Burgenland
      • Großpetersdorf
        • Badersdorf
    		http://www.badersdorf.at/Wirtschaft/holler/minerale.htm
    • Carinthia
      • Koralpe Mts
        • Moschkogel Mt. - Weinebene area
          • Brandrücken
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] W. Postl, F. Brandstätter, G. Niedermayr: Carinthia II 180./100.:248-251 (1990)
    • Styria
      • Fischbacher Alpen Mts
        • Krieglach
          • Freßnitzgraben
            • Alpl
    • Vorarlberg
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Bahamas
     
    • San Salvador District
      • San Salvador Island
    		Carb.&Evap. v.16 no.1 (2001)
    Bolivia
     
    • Potosí Department
      • Cerro Huañaquino
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] No reference listed
    • Santa Cruz Department
      • Velasco Province
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] No reference listed
    Brazil
     
    • Northeast Region
      • Pernambuco
        • São Pedro and São Paulo archipel
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Washington, H.S. (1929) The American Mineralogist, 14, 369-372.
    • Southeast Region
      • Minas Gerais
        • Ouro Preto
        • Tapira
    		Orris, G.J., and Grauch, R.I. (2002): USGS Open-File Report 02-189.
    British West Indies
     
    • Anguilla
    Canada
     
    • British Columbia
      • Omenica Mining Division
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] http://www.connectionsmagazine.bc.ca/Past_Issue/spring%2002/geological.html
    • Northwest Territories
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] CanMIn 40:121-136
    • Nova Scotia
      • Digby Co.
    		Chatterjee, A.K. & G.. Muecke (1982), Geol. Sur. Canada Paper 81-23: 11-17.
    • Québec
      • Richmond Co.
        • Shipton Township
          • Asbestos
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Normand (2001) Experimental and field investigation of serpentinization and rodingitization. unpublished Ph.D. thesis McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
    China
     
    • Shaanxi Province
      • Hanzhong Prefecture
        • Hantai District
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Hein, J.R., Fan, D., Ye, J., Liu, T., and Yeh, H.-W. (1999): Ore Geology Reviews 15(1), 95-134.
    Cuba
     
    • Holguín Province
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Hradec Králové Region
        • Trutnov (Trautenau)
          • Radvanice
    		Jirásek, J.: Thermal Changes of the Rocks in the Dump Pile of the Kateřina Colliery in Radvanice (Eastern Bohemia). Ostrava: VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Institute of Geological Engineering - 541, 2001. 69 p.
      • Karlovy Vary Region
        • Lázně Kunžvart
    		ˇˇCerný, P., Veselovský, F.: Pegmatit Bílý kámen (Weisser Stein) u Kynžvartu. Minerál, 2000, roč. 8, č. 1, s. 10-16.
        • Mariánské Lázně (Marienbad)
    		Ulrych, J., Pivec, E., Bouše, P.: Minerální parageneze ijolitových vyloučenin v olivinickém nefelinitu Podhorního vrchu u Mariánských Lázní. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1995, roč. 3, s. 51-56.
      • Plzeň Region
        • Domažlice (Taus)
          • Otov
    		Masau, M., Staněk, J., Černý, P., Chapman, R. (2000). Metasomatic wolfeite and associated phosphates from the Otov I granitic pegmatite, western Bohemia. J. Czech Geol. Soc. 45, 159-173.
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • Olomouc Region
        • Javorník
          • Horní Hostice
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Pauliš, P., Novák, F., Ševců, J.: Sekundární minerály z uranového ložiska Jelení vrch u Horních Hoštic v Rychlebských horách. Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae geologicae, 2004, roč. 89, s. 121 - 138.
    Ethiopia
     
    • Sidamo Province
      • Lake Rudolf (Lake Turkana)
        • Lower Omo Valley
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] American Mineralogist, Vol. 64, 1979, pp. 169-171.
    France
     
    • Auvergne
      • Allier
        • Ebreuil
          • Echassières
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] G. Aubert : "Les coupoles granitiques de Montebras et d'Echassières (Massif Central Français) et la genèse de leur minéralisations (BRGM, 1969)
    [var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] G. Aubert : "Les coupoles granitiques de Montebras et d'Echassières (Massif Central Français) et la genèse de leur minéralisations (BRGM, 1969)
    • Limousin
      • Corrèze
        • Davignac
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] M.Deliens, C.Lheur, W.Peraud & D.Virlogeux (2004)- Les minéraux d'uranium du Boucheron, près de Davignac (Corrèze)- Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°84, pp 3-25.
    • Midi-Pyrénées
      • Ariège
        • Ax-les-Thermes
    		Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéralo. Cristallo. , 1974, 97, p. 522.
    • Rhône-Alpes
      • Drôme
        • Clansayes
          • L'Eause
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Ref.: G. Demarcq, 1973, "Guides Géologiques Régionaux : Lyonnais, Vallée du Rhône" , p. 124, Masson.
    [var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] G. Demarcq, 1973, "Guides Géologiques Régionaux : Lyonnais, Vallée du Rhône" , p. 124, Masson.
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Franconia
        • Fichtelgebirge
          • Weißenstadt
            • Großer Waldstein Mt.
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
            • Kirchenlamitz
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
            • Rudolfstein Mt.
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
        • Spessart Mts
          • Waldaschaff
    		Lorenz, J., Schmitt, R., Hahn, W. (2007): Rhabdophan und Cuprobismutit von der Barytgrube "Pauline" in Waldaschaff im Spessart, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 58, 41-54
    • Hesse
      • Fulda
        • Neuhof
          • Giesel
    		S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    Krah, O., (1988): Beobachtungen beim Durchbruch eines Basaltganges durch das Kalilager vom Werk Neuhof-Ellers, Der Aufschluss Vol. 39 (2), 103-113
      • Odenwald
        • Bensheim
          • Reichenbach
            • Hohenstein
    		Lapis, 12 (10), 23-32+58.
      • Wetzlar
        • Waldgirmes
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
    • Lower Saxony
      • Harz Mts
        • Bad Harzburg
    		Schnorrer, G., (1993): Mineralogische Notitzen VI, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 44, 44-58
    • North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Sauerland
        • Arnsberg
          • Hüsten
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Westerwald
        • Rheinbreitbach
    		Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    • Saxony
      • Erzgebirge
        • Ehrenfriedersdorf
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
        • Schneeberg District
          • Wolfgang Maaßen Mine field
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Lapis 30(7/8):41-70 (2005)
    • Schleswig-Holstein
      • Elmshorn
        • Barmstedt
    		A. Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", Schweizerbart (Stuttgart), 2001
    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Narsaq
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] [Mineralogical Record - Vol 24 No 2]
    • Tunu (East Greenland) Province
      • Kangerlussuaq Firth
        • Kangerlussuaq complex
    		MinRec 16:485-494
    Hungary
     
    • Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Co.
      • Szalonnai Mts.
        • Bódvarákó
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Top. Min. Hun.: Minerals of Esztramos
    • Veszprém Co.
      • Bakony Mts.
        • Úrkút
          • Csárda Hill
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Szakáll & Jánosi: Minerals of Hungary, 1995
    Italy
     
    • Aosta Valley
      • Courmayeur
        • Les Grandes Jorasses Massif
          • Ferret Valley
    		Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007): MInerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
        • Monte Bianco Massif
          • Veny Valley
    		Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
    Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
    Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
      • Nus
        • Saint-Barthélemy
    		• Barresi, A.A., Kolitsch, U., Ciriotti, M.E., Ambrino, P., Bracco, R., Bonacina, E. (2005): La miniera di manganese di Varenche (Aosta, Italia nord-occidentale): ardennite, arseniopleite, manganberzeliite, pirofanite, sarkinite, thortveitite, nuovo As-Sc-analogo della metavariscite e altre specie. Micro (località), 2/2005, 81-122.
    • Basilicata
      • Potenza Province
        • Mt. Vulture
    		F. Stoppa and Y. Liu, Eur. J. Mineral. , 1995, 7, pp. 391-402.
    F. Stoppa and Y. Liu, Eur. J. Mineral. , 1995, 7, pp. 391-402.
    F. Stoppa and Y. Liu, Eur. J. Mineral. , 1995, 7, pp. 391-402.
    F. Stoppa and Y. Liu, Eur. J. Mineral. , 1995, 7, pp. 391-402.
    F. Stoppa and Y. Liu, Eur. J. Mineral. , 1995, 7, pp. 391-402.
    • Campania
      • Naples Province
        • Somma-Vesuvius Complex
          • Monte Somma
            • Sant'Anastasia
    		Russo, M., Punzo, I. (2004): I minerali del Somma-Vesuvio, AMI
    • Latium
      • Viterbo Province
        • Vico Lake
          • Vetralla
    		Pierini, G. (2004): Homilite in un proietto vulcanico a Tre Croci di Vetralla (VT). Micro (notizie mineralogiche), 2004, 5-12
    • Liguria
      • Savona Province
        • Vara
    		Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia.
    • Piedmont
      • Torino Province
        • Canavese District
          • Chiusella Valley
            • Traversella
    		Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
      • Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
        • Ossola Valley
          • Baceno
    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 886.
    Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 886.
          • Vigezzo Valley
            • Craveggia
    		Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
    • Umbria
      • Terni Province
    		F. Stoppa and Y. Liu, Eur. J. Mineral. , 1995, 7, pp. 391-402.
    • Veneto
      • Vicenza Province
        • Montecchio Maggiore
          • San Pietro
    		"Minerali del Vicentino - La natrolite" M. Boscardin, S. Pegoraro. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana n. 1 / 2000 pp. 4-11
    Malta
     
    • Malta Island
      • Marfa Ridge
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)]
    Mexico
     
    • Chihuahua
      • Mun. de Ahumada
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Cross, B. & Culp Zeitner J. (2006), Geodes Natures Treasures, P.23
    • Durango
      • Mun. de Durango
        • Victoria de Durango
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] No reference listed
    Mongolia
     
    • Hovd Aimag (Khovd Aimag)
      • Altai Mts
    		P.M. Kartashov data
    Pavel M. Kartashov data
    Namibia
     
    • Khomas Region
      • Windhoek District
        • Windhoek
          • Aris
    		Garvie, L. A. J., Devouard, B., Groy, T. L., Cámara, F. and Buseck, P. R. (1999): Crystal structure of kanemite, NaHSi2O5•3H2O, from the Aris phonolite, Namibia. Am. Mineral., 84, 1170-1175; [http://www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/aris.htm]
    • Otjozondjupa Region
      • Grootfontein District
        • Kombat
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] No reference listed
    Norway
     
    • Buskerud
      • Modum
        • Snarum
    Raade, G.(1999): Et unikt mineralselskap av magnesiumfosfater fra magnesitt-serpentin-forekomster på Modum. Bergverksmuseets Skrift nr 15,10-14 [in norwegian]
    • Nord-Trøndelag
      • Steinkjer
        • Sparbu
    		Mortenson (1973, pp. 6, 9 and 10); Neumann (1985, p. 122).
    • Telemark
      • Bamble (Bamle)
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Brøgger & Bäckström (1888); Neumann (1985, pp. 123-124); (Science 155, 1977, 1409); Nickel & Nichols (1991, "Mineral Reference Manual" p35).; Brögger and Bäckström, 1888. (Synonym of carbonate-hydroxyapatite)
    Papua New Guinea
     
    • New Ireland Province
      • Lihir Island area
    		A.D. Renno, L. Franz, T. Witzke, P.M. Herzig (2004) Canadian Mineralogist 42, 1-16
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Ząbkowice District
        • Ząbkowice (Frankenstein)
          • Szklary (Gläsendorf)
    		Pieczka A. 2007: Beusite and an unusual Mn-rich apatite from the Szklary granitic pegmatite, Lower Silesia, Southwestern Poland. Canadian Mineralogist, vol. 45, no.4, p. 901-914
    Puerto Rico
     
    • Mayeguez
    Romania
     
    • Caras-Severin Co.
      • Locvei Mountains
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Onac, B.P., Zaharia, L., Kearns, J. & Veres, D. (2007): Vashegyite from Gaura cu Musca Cave (Locvei Mountains, Romania): a new and rare phosphate occurrence. International J. of Speleology, 35, 67-73.
    • Hunedoara Co.
      • Hunedoara
    		Can.Min. 46,431-445(2008)
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
    		[World of Stones 12:49]
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Afrikanda
    		www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/afri.htm
          • Khibiny Massif
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Pekov, I.V. & Podlesnyi, A.S. (2004): Kukisvumchorr Deposit: Mineralogy of Alkaline Pegmatites and Hydrotermalites. Mineralogical Almanac, vol. 7, 140 pages + xxiv photo's pages
    [var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/lovo.htm
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast'
          • Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk)
    		P.M. Kartashov data
          • Kamensk-Ural'skii
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] N.A. Grigoriev, Zap. Vses. Mineral. Ob. , 1964, 93 (2), 156.
    Slovakia
     
    • Banská Bystrica Region
      • Southern Low Tatra Mts
        • Brezno
    		Ozdín D., 2003: Mineralógia a genéza sideritovej mineralizácie Ďumbierskych Nízkych Tatier. Manuscript (Dissertation thesis), Archive of Dpt. of Mineralogy and Petrology, Fac. of Natural Sc., Bratislava, 1-194.
    • Košice Region
      • Eastern Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
        • Ochtiná
    		Cílek V., Bosák P., Melka K., Žák K., Langrolvá A., Osborne A.,1998: Mineralogické výskumy v Ochtinské aragonitové jeskyni. Aragonit, 3,7 - 12
      • Slovenský kras Mts
        • Hrušov
    		Cílek V., 2003: Mineralogické výzkumy v Hrušovské jeskyni ve Slovenském krasu. Slov.Kras, XLI, 225-227
        • Kečovo
    		Cílek V., 1999: Mineralogické výskumy v jeskyni Domica. Aragonit, 4, 9 – 11
    • Prešov Region
      • Northern Slanské Mts
        • Vyšná Šebastová
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Ďuďa,R., et al., 1981: Mineralógia severnej časti Slanských vrchov. Min.Slovaca, Monografia 2, 98s
    South Africa
    Minerals of South Africa
    Minerals of South Africa
    Spain
     
    • Catalonia
      • Barcelona
        • Vallès Oriental
          • Montcada i Reixac
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Rosell, J. & Garrido, J.L. (2006) The minerals of Montcada Hill Quarry. Mineral Up, 2006/2, 16-20.
    Sweden
     
    • Lappland
      • Kiruna
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish)
    • Västerbotten
      • Skellefteå
    		No reference listed
    Switzerland
     
    • Ticino (Tessin)
      • Centovalli
    		Lapis Volume 32, Nr. 6, October 2007
    • Uri
      • Urseren
        • Hospental
          • Chämleten (Kemmleten)
    		Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 46
          • St Anna-Berg
    		Stalder, H. A., de Quervain, F., Niggli, E., Graeser, St., Die Mineralfunde der Schweiz, (1973), p. 131
    Turkey
     
    • Eastern Anatolia Region
      • Erzurum Province
        • Kop Daglari
    		Mineralogical Record, 9(5), 277-287
    Uganda
     
    • Kabarole District
    		Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177.
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • St Austell District
          • Luxulyan Area (Luxulian Area)
            • Hensbarrow Downs
              • Bugle
    		BMS Database
    Ukraine
     
    [var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] [Specimen in the Natural History Museum, London]
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Cochise Co.
        • Whetstone Mts
          • Whetstone District
    		www.caves.org
      • Yavapai Co.
    		AmMin 67: 97-113 (1982)
          • Independence Gulch
    		C. Lemanski, Jr. (Analysis by F. Veselovsky & P. Ondrus); Am Min 67:97-113
    • California
      • Mono Co.
        • White Mts
          • Laws
    		www.baymin.org/Field/ChampionMine/ChampionMineGeology.pdf.
      • Trinity Co.
    • Colorado
      • Gunnison Co.
        • White Earth District (Powderhorn District)
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
      • Larimer Co.
        • Crystal Mountain Pegmatite District (Storm Mountain District)
    		Rocks & Min.:62:234-235.
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
          • Storm Mountain
    		Rocks & Min.: 62: 234.
    • Georgia
    		No reference listed
        • Holly Springs
    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 886; Rocks & Minerals (1989): 64: 190.
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin Co.
        • Auburn
          • Mt. Apatite District
    		No reference listed
      • Oxford Co.
        • Albany
    		King, V. T., 2008, Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds, book in press.; King, V. T., 2008, Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds, book in press.
    King, V. T., 2008, Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds.
        • Buckfield
    		"Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd Ed." by Thompson, W.B., et.al., 1998
        • Greenwood
    		No reference listed
        • Newry
    		No reference listed
    No reference listed
    No reference listed
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 1; King, V, 2006, Minerals of Halls Ridge and Plumbago-Puzzle Mountain, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, Mineral News, v. 22 (6), p. 1-3.
        • Norway
    		No reference listed
        • Paris
    		"Maine Mineral Localites, 3rd Ed." by Thompson, W.B., et.al. , 1998
    [var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] No reference listed
        • Peru
    		No reference listed
        • Rumford
    		"Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd Ed." by Thompson, W.B., et.al., 1998)
        • Stoneham
    		No reference listed
    • Michigan
      • Dickinson Co.
        • Menominee iron range
          • Randville
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Mineralogy of Michigan (2004) Heinrich & Robinson
    • Nevada
      • Esmeralda Co.
        • Candelaria District (Columbus District)
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
      • Eureka Co.
        • Lynn District
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
      • Humboldt Co.
        • Buffalo Mountain District
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
      • Lincoln Co.
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
      • Nye Co.
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
        • Tonopah District
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Am.Jour.Sci., 4th ser., 33, 475-482 (1921)
    [var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    [var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton Co.
        • Groton
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] No reference listed
    Journal of Pegmatology vol. 1, no. 1
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland Co.
        • Kings Mountain District
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)]
    • Pennsylvania
      • Huntingdon Co.
        • Hares Valley Area
          • Brady Township
    		Ref.: "Zinc and Lead Occurances in Pennsylvania", R. C. Smith, II, Mineral Resources Report No. 72, 1977, Pennsylvania Geological Survey.
    • South Dakota
      • Custer Co.
        • Custer District
          • Fourmile
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Mineralogical Record: 17: 237-254; Rocks & Minerals: 60: 117.
      • Pennington Co.
        • Keystone District
          • Glendale
    		Rocks & Minerals: 60: 116.
          • Keystone
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] R&M 75:3 pp 156-169
    • Virginia
      • Bath Co.
    		NSS Bulletin 44:90-97 (1982)
      • Campbell Co.
      • Giles Co.
        • Pearisburg
    		Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    • Wyoming
    		[var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] AmMin 20:693
    Venezuela
     
    • Aragua
    		Urbani, 1997. Bol. Soc. Venezolana de Espeleología, no.30.
    • Miranda
    		Urbani, 1997. Bol. Soc. Venezolana de Espeleología, no.30.
    Urbani, 1997. Bol. Soc. Venezolana de Espeleología, no.30.
    [var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)] Urbani, 1997. Bol. Soc. Venezolana de Espeleología, no.30.
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