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Fluorapatite from
Mt Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:390381
Long-form Identifier:1:3:390381:0
GUID (UUID V4):e01e60bf-0b78-46b2-9753-b22f95b452a3
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
20.4km (12.6 miles) ⓘSedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘItalian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘDevil's Hole Mine, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘClimax Mine (Mine No. 8 U.S. Mica Company; Climax Mica Mine), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘRose Dawn Mine (Rose Dawn Mica Mine; North Mine), Micanite Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘSweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘDetroit City Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘStandard Mine, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘMcClure Gulch carbonatite, McClure Mountain Complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘEight Mile Park, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
Discovery froin Mt. Antero in Chaffee County, Colorado William Henry Hutchinson University of Colorado (Boulder)...areas of Mount Antero and Mount White in the Collegiate Range in Chaffee County, Colorado (Jacobson 1993)...crystal on his mine, the Blue Eagle Claim, on Mount Antero. This crystal, although broken in pieces, is the...claim owner Jeffery Self near the claim on Mount Antero, approximately 13,000 feet in elevation. (Continues...News PO Box 2088-Peekskill, NY 10566-2088 4 Mt. Antero Morganite (Continued from page I) Morganite,
Journal (issue)
on Amazonite 7.5 cm, from the Smoky Hawk claim, Colorado. Collected by the Dorris family; Tom Spann photo...Collected by Reinhold Bacher; Reinhold Bacher photo. Fluorapatite, 3.3-cm crystal, from the Pulsifer quarry, Maine...abiding secrets.” (Moore and Wilson, 2012) Fluorapatite rosette, with prehnite, 14 cm, from the Centreville...the finest aquamarine and phenakite from Mt. Antero, Colorado, and their most publicized effort, the mining...Over experienced as he reached in and gently Fluorapatite crystals on matrix, 3.6 cm, from the 1966 pocket
Journal (issue)
Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York COLORADO ISSUE #2 Articles Colorado locality index.............................. 323 by B. L. Muntyan What’s new in Colorado minerals? ......................................339 by M. I. Jacobson The San Juan Mountains of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A...10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by John...Natural History for conceiving the idea of a second Colorado issue and for helping a great deal in bringing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
phenakite ! hydroxylherderite or hurlbutite ! fluorapatite ! beryl, which is suggestive of the competitive...phĂ©nakite ! hydroxylherdĂ©rite ou hurlbutite ! fluorapatite ! bĂ©ryl, ce qui fait penser qu’il y a prĂ©dominance... hornblende (Na, K, Mg, Al, Ca, Fe and Mn), fluorapatite (P and F), and pollucite (Cs). A ZAF program...phosphates (hydroxylherderite, hurlbutite and fluorapatite) and silicates (beryl, phenakite and euclase)...central portion, and are generally surrounded by fluorapatite. The outermost shell is discontinuously composed
Journal (issue)
Articles The Bunker Hill mine, Kellogg, Shoshone County, Id a h o 339 by N. Radford and J. A. Crowley...mine, Pontiac County, Quebec . 359 by D. L. Leavitt Shavano Peak . . . a new Mt. Antero? ..............1981 Bunker Hill the mine kellogg, shoshone county, idaho by Norman Radford P. O. Box N Osbum, Idaho...of the Coeur d’Alene mining district, Shoshone County, Idaho. The district is roughly 24 kilometers wide...deposits of the Coeur d’Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho. U.S. Geological Survey Pro­ fessional Paper
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
March/April: Cacoxenite, Dravo quarry, Shelby ‘County, Alabama. Dan Behnke photo. MayIJune: Stibnite...Mountains, Beaver County, Utah. Private collection, Jeffrey Scovil photo. Barite, Colorado, 329; New Mexico...Guernsey Limestone Quarry, Washington County, Ohio, 251-59 Bornite, Colorado, 329; New Mexico, 109 Brandow,...Silver Link Mine, Ouray County, Ouray, Colorado, T. Rosemeyer, 327-30 Brookite, Colorado, 329; Wales, 126 ...Almandine, 25 Analcime, West Virginia, 161 Anatase, Colorado, 327 Andersonite, Utah, 400 Andradjtg, 27 Anglesite
Book (volume)
...........................................59 Colorado ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map .............................................................32 Arizona – Maricopa Co. Saddle Mt. Site Map ......................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave in Rock district, Har­ din County, Illinois. Harvard Mineralogical Museum collection...Quartz and chalcopyrite, Bandora mine, San Juan County, Col­ orado. Barbara and John Muntyan specimen...Robinson. November-December: Gold, Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California. California State Mining and Mineral...Tourmaline from Little Cahuilla Mountain, Riverside County, California, K. Gochenour, 440 Borates, 488 Bornite...Samarskites from the South Platte Pegmatite District, Colorado, 458 British Columbia, quartz, 459 Brunet, W.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
STETTIN COMPLEX, WAUSAU SYENITE COMPLEX, MARATHON COUNTY, WISCONSIN. T. W. Buchholz1, A. U. Falster2, and...CAVITIES IN THE HAVEY PEGMATITE, POLAND, ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY, MAINE. A. U. Falster and W. B. Simmons. Maine...tourmaline-producing pegmatite in Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine. The pegmatite is part of the Oxford pegmatite...SPODUMENE-BEARING PEGMATITE OCCURRENCE IN APPLETON, KNOX COUNTY, MAINE. M. M. Felch1, D. P. West2, and A. U. Falster1...spodumene-bearing pegmatites in Appleton, Knox County, Maine. The small pegmatite bodies (less than 100
Book (volume)
...........................................47 Colorado ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...Cumberland Plateau and climaxing in 2,407 ft. Cheaha Mt. This crystalline or mineral region is composed primarily...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a
Book (volume)
...........................................47 Colorado ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...Cumberland Plateau and climaxing in 2,407 ft. Cheaha Mt. This crystalline or mineral region is composed primarily...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a
Catalog/List
supplied. Usually; the ■ine naae ■ountain range, county and state will be furnished with speci1ens. PRICES:...green xis & clusters AMETHYST Larqe sinqle xls w/Fluorapatite xis (see MR vol 7, pg 72) ANALCIME Nice clear... Cave of Bells ash. Pass, Mexico California Colorado Chi le 'San Manuel Mi "Niaca, Mexico 79 Mire ‱...CARflOTITE llri le )'ell ow in sandstone, rich ore ‱ ‱ Colorado CASSIIERITE Choice lusterous xls to 15cm on matrix...matrix - ice! Hajuba Hill, NV Champion Hi, CA Colorado Old Robertson Cl· Maga Mine France Butte, Montana
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Michigan Correspondents Dudley Blauwet Louisville, Colorado Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Joe Polityka Staten...collection, has sold its entire mineral collection to Colorado mineral dealer Bryan Lees, California dealer Wayne...Bryan Lees’ Collector’s Edge Minerals in Golden, Colorado. Tom, who served as a Mineralogical Record Auction...doctoral dissertation in Geology at the University of Colorado in 1975. William studied the movement of ground
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...Michigan Correspondents Dudley Blauwet Louisville, Colorado Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Renato Pagano Milan...100-year history of the Benitoite Gem mine, San Benito County, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Gem mine, San Benito County, California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County collection; photo...16 cm, from Wood’s Chrome mine, Texas, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; originally from the collection of
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Michigan Correspondents Dudley Blauwet Louisville, Colorado Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Joe Polityka Staten...Creek area, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California. Axis, volume 1, number 1, pages 1–30...Resort. Keith Proctor 88 Raven Hills Court, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Telephone: 719-598-1233 The...Petrifaction the Entrochal [crinoidal] “Marble of this County is formed” (Watson, 1811). Watson’s description
Journal (issue)
on page 2) The Madison Mine, Madison, Carroll County, New Hampshire: An Addendum Art Smith 9118 Concho...An article on the Madison mine, Madison, Carroll County, briefly describing the mining history and my experiences...Safiara,MinasGerais,Brazil).Fine Mica (Paris, Maine, USA) Mineralsspecimen. made in January 2005. The find...from Jackson's Crossroads (Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA). This may be well-known to US collectors, but I...active in Colorado gold and silver mining in the late 1800s. However, by the year 1900, with Colorado mining
Journal (issue)
Mowry Place Tucson, AZ 85741 Articles Giant fluorapatite crystals: a question of locality .............Alves Minerals of the Black Pine mine, Granite County, Montana ........................................California mineral collector, specializing in San Diego County and Baja California spec­ imens through purchase...largest land transactions in the history of San Diego county, and moved to the Hi Hope Ranch near Oceanside...building up the M useum ’s collection of the San Diego County minerals. The Museum recently reopened its remodeled
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Michigan Correspondents Dudley Blauwet Louisville, Colorado Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Renato Pagano Milan...attracted to pegmatite localities, and he collected at Mt. Apatite, Auburn, Maine (1967), the Pulsifer quarry... New Jersey residence in 1970. Kosnar visited Colorado in 1970 and moved there permanently in 1971. Over...collectors throughout the U.S. and Europe. In Colorado he mined amazonite with Clarence Coil and his
Book (edition)
with both enclosed in square brackets, e.g. fluorapatite Ca[Fl(PO 4)3] or euchroite 0.1 2[OHIAsO 4]‱3H...abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture), dept...always included in text, except in the cases of the USA, UK, and the provinces Ontario and Quebec in Canada...Other geographical abbreviations used are as follows: Mt. (mount or mountain), Mts. (mountains), R. (river)...6(5) - 5.8(4) - low-grade high-pressure quartzite on Mt. Ochi. near Karystos, Euboia, and near 3.77(8) -
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
636; epsilon, 1.633. The mineral is therefore fluorapatite. A very unusual habit, surely." In the Sept...assortment of specimens. These include calaverite, Mt. Antero beryl, Mapimi adamite in tiny bow ties, neptunite
Journal (issue)
- - - - 201-859-0643 _ _ _ ___. Specializing in Mt. St-Hilaire and other Canadian localities. List available...Tuolumne County; 3.18 cm (36) Tuolumne County; 2.54 cm, 1.9 cm (39) Seaton mine, Amador County; 12.07 cm...Dorado County; 1.5 cm (55) Grit mine, El Dorado County; 8.26 cm (60) Grit mine, El Dorado County; 4.76...Dorado County; 4.29 cm (62) Grit mine, El Dorado County; 2.22 cm (63) Grit mine, El Dorado County; 2.54...WEW Figure 3. Gold from the Grit mine, El Dorado County, California: shown on the facing page as no. 60
Journal (issue)
Three mine pegmatites, Ramona district, San Diego County, California ............................101 by...25046, M .S. 905 Denver Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 In recent decades the science of mineralogy... 905 Box 25046 Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225 Louis B. Spaulding, Jr. P. O. Box 807, Ramona...Three property in the Ramona district, San Diego County, California. This mine, strictly speaking, is developed...for the other pegmatite gem mines in San Diego County, the collapse o f the Chinese tourmaline market
Journal (issue)
Menzies Pink topaz from the Thomas Range, Juab County, U ta h .........................................to Uli c/o Martin Zinn, P.O. Box 2433, Evergree Colorado 80439. I The Mineralogical Record, volume 26,...Mineralien-Fossilien-Gallerie-Germany Montana Fossils Mt. Blanco Fossil Co. M urph's Natural Canvas, The Nord...= Urulga River, Nerchinsk district, Siberia. 5 = Mt. M akrushi, near Alabashka, M ursinka, Ural Mtns...Chilon, Nerchinsk district, Siberia. 12 = Nathrop, Colorado. 6 The Mineralogical Record, volume 26, January-February
Journal (issue)
Maker of Widows'' The l)elamar Gold Mine, Lincoln County, Utah Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet.com The Delamar...Eugene, Geology of the Delamar District, Lincoln County, Nevada. University ofNevada Bulletin, Vol. XXXI...E. H .. Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lincoln County. Nevada, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Bulletin...development of the Denver show proper, from the Colorado Federation's first show in a local high school... Kings Mountain district, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA. Kayrobertsonite crystals occur as intergrown
Journal (issue)
in e s Steve Voynick* P.O. Box 1285 Leadville, Colorado 80461 If you’re a mineral collector, you know...Abandoned mines certainly aren’t hard to find. Colorado alone has 15,000—most of them underground metal...methane-rich at­ mosphere can create an explosion. The Colorado Bureau of Mines warns that bad air in old shafts...experience, now Director of Operations at the Central Colorado Mine Rescue Station. “Mine rescue stations were...1989 DENVER GEM & MINERAL SHOW " THEMAIN SHOW" COLORADO MINERAL fit FOSSIL SHOW Merchandise Mart Holiday
 
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