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Apatite from
Muligiripalle plug, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India


Locality type:Volcanic Plug
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Muligiripalle plug, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1335320
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1335320:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘP3 kimberlite, Wajrakarur–Lattavaram cluster, Wajrakarur kimberlite field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘP4 lamproite, Wajrakarur–Lattavaram cluster, Wajrakarur kimberlite field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘWajrakarur kimberlite field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘPipe-15, Wajrakarur–Lattavaram cluster, Wajrakarur kimberlite field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘP2 West kimberlite (P2A kimberlite), Wajrakarur–Lattavaram cluster, Wajrakarur kimberlite field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘDancherla Complex, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘKhaderpet pipe, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘP12 kimberlite, Wajrakarur–Lattavaram cluster, Wajrakarur kimberlite field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘCC5 kimberlite, Chigicherla cluster, Wajrakarur kimberlite field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘKL-4 kimberlite, Kalyandurg cluster, Wajrakarur kimberlite field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
References
Gupta, A. K., Yagi, K., Lovering, J., & Jaques, A. L. (1986, September). Geochemical and microprobe studies of diamond-bearing ultrmafic rocks from central and south India. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 27-29).
Ajit Kumar Reddy, T. (1987) Kimberlite and Lamproite Rocks of Vajrakarur Area, Andhra Pradesh. Journal Geological Society of India, 30 (1). 1-12 doi:10.17491/jgsi/1987/300101
Scott-Smith, B. H. (1989). Lamproites and kimberlites in India. Neues Jarhbuch für Mineralogie Abhandlungen, 161, 193-225.
 
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