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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 Fluorapatite

Classification of Francolite

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Other Names for Francolite

Other Languages:
German:Francolit
Spanish: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:

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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

    The map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Cambodia
     
    • Bătdâmbâng (Khet Batdambang; Battambang) Province
      • Sisophon
    		Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (1993) Atlas of Mineral Resources for the Escap Region Cambodia Vol 10 UN.
    China
     
    • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
      • Chongzuo Prefecture
        • Tiandeng Co.
    		Ruifu He and Hongwu Tan (1981): Geological Review 46(2), 157-160
    • 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).
    • Zhejiang Province
      • Shaoxing Prefecture
        • Yuecheng District
          • Lizhu (Lichu) ore field
    		Nansheng Chen (1996), In: Tu Guangzhi (ed.): "Geochemistry of Strata-Bound Deposits in China", Science Press (Beijing), 528-548
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Swabia
        • Nördlingen
    		G.R. Osinski et al. , Meteoritics and Planetary Science, V 39, Issue 10, Oct. 2004.
    India
     
    • Uttarakhand
      • Dehradun District
    		S. C. Tripathi (1985) Framboidal pyrite from Mussoorie phosphorite and its geological implication — Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences, 94, 315-321.
    Israel
     
    • Negev
    		Gross, S. (1977): The Mineralogy of the Hatrurim Formation, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel, Bulletin no. 70, 80 pp.
    Jordan
     
    ANNUAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND GEOLOGY “ST. IVAN RILSKI”, Vol. 48, Part I, Geology and Geophysics, 2005
    Mexico
     
    • Yucatán
      • 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
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
        • Polar Yakutia
    		Econ Geol (1995) 90:658-675
    • Northern Region
      • Komi Republic
        • Timan Range
    		Mordberg, L.E. (1999): Journal of Geochemical Exploration 66(1/2), 353-361.
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
    Saudi Arabia
     
    • Mintaqah 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
    South Africa
     
    • KwaZulu-Natal Province
      • Durban
    		Econ Geol (1989)84:741-750
    Econ Geol (1989)84:741-750
    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 complex
    		http://www.uoguelph.ca/~geology/rocks_for_crops/54uganda.PDF
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Callington District
          • Callington
        • Camborne - Redruth - St Day District
          • Camborne
            • Killivose
              • Wheal Pendarves
    		Lapis 11(2), 26 (1986); Mineralogical Magazine 1982 46 : 402-403
        • St Austell District
          • Tywardreath
    		Peter Trebilcock, collected August 2009
        • St Just District
          • St Just
            • Pendeen
    		G Moffatt collection, Pendeen
    collected by M Perry, St Just
      • Devon
        • Tavistock District
          • Devon Great Consols
    		Bernie Millington collection
          • Whitchurch
            • Wheal Franco Consols
    		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
      • Kern Co.
        • Northeast Kern County
    		Troxel, Bennie Wyatt & P.K. Morton (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Kern County, California: California Division Mines & Geology County Report 1, 370 pp.: 290; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 78.
    San Diego Natural History Museum
    • Florida
      • Polk Co.
        • Central Florida Phosphate District (Bone Valley)
          • Homeland
    • Maine
      • Oxford Co.
        • Newry
    		King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1; King, V. (ed.), 2000, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 2, with updates by Van King
    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.
    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.; Rocks & Minerals (2005) 80:242-261 New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index
    • New York
      • Essex Co.
    		 Yale Peabody Museum
    • Tennessee
      • Sevier Co.
        • East Fork District
          • East Fork Mine (East Fork manganese mine)
    		Travis A. Paris (2011) Tennessee mineral locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 86, #4, 300-328.
    • 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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