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Francolite

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Holmbush Mine (Callington United Mine; Callington Mine), Callington, Callington District, Cornwall, England, UK
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Name:Named after its occurrence at Wheal Franco, Whitchurch, Tavistock District, Devon, England, UK.
A variety of Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaF)

Classification of Francolite

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Other Names for Francolite

German names:
Francolit
Spanish names:
Francolita

Other Information

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 Francolite

Reference List:Brooke and Henry (1850) London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, London: 36: 134.

Sandell, Hey, and McConnell (1939) Mineralogical Magazine: 25: 395.

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.

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    Localities for Francolite

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    China
     
    • Guizhou Province
      • Qiannan Autonomous Prefecture
        • Fuquan Co.
    		Yang, W.D., Guo, Q.J., and Qing, H. (2000): Presented at GeoCanada 2000, Calgary, Alberta.
    • Jiangxi Province
      • Fuzhou Prefecture
        • Chongren Co.
    		Wen Zhijian, Du Letian, and Liu Zhengyi (1999): Uranium Geology 1999(4).
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Swabia
        • Nördlingen
    		G.R. Osinski et al. , Meteoritics and Planetary Science, V 39, Issue 10, Oct. 2004.
    Israel
     
    Gross, S. (1977): The Mineralogy of the Hatrurim Formation, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel, Bulletin no. 70, 80 pp.
    Mexico
     
    • northwest coastline of the Yucatán peninsula
      • Puerto Chicxulub
        • Chicxulub impact structure
    		L. Zürcher and D.A. Kring, Meteoritic and Planetary Science, 1 July 2004, V 39, N° 7, pp. 1199-1221.
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
    Saudi Arabia
     
    • Mintaqat ar Riyad
      • Sirhan-Turayf
    		Saudi Geological Survey
    Senegal
     
    • Saint-Louis Region
      • Senegal River
        • Matam (Ouali-Diala)
    		http://www.uoguelph.ca/~geology/rocks_for_crops/45senegal.PDF
    • Tambacounda Region
    		http://www.uoguelph.ca/~geology/rocks_for_crops/45senegal.PDF
    Sri Lanka
     
    • North Central Province
    		http://origin.island.lk/2003/01/05/featur05.html.
    Tanzania
     
    • Arusha Region
    		Journal of African Earth Sciences
    Uganda
     
    • Mbale District
      • Bukusu alkaline complex
    		http://www.uoguelph.ca/~geology/rocks_for_crops/54uganda.PDF
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Callington District
          • Callington
        • Camborne - Redruth - St Day District
          • Camborne
            • Troon
              • Wheal Pendarves
    		Lapis 11(2), 26 (1986)
        • St Just District
          • Botallack - Pendeen Area
            • Pendeen
    		G Moffatt collection, Pendeen
    collected by M Perry, St Just
      • Devon
        • Tavistock District
          • Devon Great Consols
    		Bernie Millington collection
          • Whitchurch
    		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.
    USA
     
    • California
    		San Diego Natural History Museum
    • Florida
      • Polk Co.
        • Central Florida Phosphate District (Bone Valley)
          • Homeland
    • Maine
      • Oxford Co.
        • Newry
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V.1.
    Yale Peabody Museum #5024
    • Nevada
      • Nye Co.
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan Co.
        • Newport
    		Meyers & Stewart,1956. Geology of NH, part III.
    • New York
      • Essex Co.
    		 Yale Peabody Museum
    • Utah
      • Daggett Co.
        • Uinta Mts
    		UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
      • Uintah Co.
    		UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
      • Wasatch Co.
    		UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    • Virginia
      • Alleghany Co.
        • Clifton Forge Iron District
    		Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
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