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Tavistockite

Name:After the locality at Tavistock, Devonshire, England, UK.
Synonym of:Apatite, Wavellite
This page provides mineralogical data about Tavistockite.

Classification of Tavistockite

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Other Names for Tavistockite

Other Languages:
German:Tavistockit
Spanish:Tavistockita

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References for Tavistockite

Reference List:Dana, J.D. (1868) System of Mineralogy, 5th. Edition, New York: 582.

Larsen, E.S. (1921) The Microscopic Determination of the Nonopaque Minerals, First edition, USGS Bulletin 679: 142.

Buttenbach (1929) Société géologique de Belgique, Ann., Publ. Congo Belge: 51: C117 (as Bialite).

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.: 906-907.

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    Localities for Tavistockite

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    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Callington District
          • Callington
        • St Austell District
          • St Stephen Area
            • St Stephen-in-Brannel
    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: 125; Dines, H.G: The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England, Vol II, pp 543
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