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Apatite from
Mount Bonga, Quilengues, Huíla Province, Angola


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Bonga, Quilengues, Huíla Province, Angola
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:317636
Long-form Identifier:1:3:317636:8
GUID (UUID V4):2b75d480-7e68-4627-860e-44acbb37c8ea
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘMount Tchivira, Quilengues, Huíla Province, Angola
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘChicacimo occurrence, Camacuio, Namibe Province, Angola
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘMacula occurrence, Benguela Province, Angola
75.0km (46.6 miles) ⓘNejoio Complex, Camacuio, Namibe Province, Angola
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Bambi, A. C. J. M., Costanzo, A., Gonçalves, A. O., Melgarejo, J. C. (2012) Tracing the chemical evolution of primary pyrochlore from plutonic to volcanic carbonatites: the role of fluorine. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (2) 377-392 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.2.07
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Agostinho Neto, Av. 4 de Fevereiro 7, 815 Luanda, Angola Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of Natural Sciences...Tchivira carbonatites occur in a plutonic complex, the Bonga carbonatites represent hypabyssal carbonatites and...(LILE) contents are very low. Pyrochlores from Bonga show oscillatory zonation; the F and Na contents...generations. The core composition is similar to the Bonga pyrochlores. The rims are enriched in Zr, Ta, Th...of F, due to the crystallization of fluorite or apatite in the plutonic and hypabyssal carbonatites, or
 
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