Apatite from
Kanakapura, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India

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Classification
Locality type:	Dike swarm
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 Kanakapura, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	1335496
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:1335496:5
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite

19.3km (12.0 miles)	ⓘ Kabbāl Durga quarry, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India
56.3km (35.0 miles)	ⓘ Ajjipuram carbonatite complex, Kollegala, Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka, India
57.4km (35.6 miles)	ⓘ Hogenakal, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, India
61.8km (38.4 miles)	ⓘ Kollegal carbonatite dykes, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, India
69.3km (43.1 miles)	ⓘ Pikkili, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, India
87.2km (54.2 miles)	ⓘ Sakarsanahalli, Kolar Gold Fields, Kolar District, Karnataka, India
References
Devaraju, T.C., Laajoki, K., Makkonen, H., Khandali, S.D., Ugarkar, A.G. & Jamakhandi, M.S.R. 1995. Neo-Proterozoic dyke swarms of southern Karnataka: Part I: Field characters, petrography and mineralogy. Memoir, Geological Society of India, 33, 209-265. Devaraju, T.C., Laajoki, K., Zozulya, D., Khanadali, S.D., & Ugarkar, A.G. 1995. Neo-Proterozoic dyke swarm of southern Karnataka: Part II: Geochemistry, oxygen isotope composition, Rb-Sr age and petrogenesis. Memoir, Geological Society of India, 33, 267-306. Devaraju, T.C., Laajoki, K., Makkonen, H., Khandali, S.D., Ugarkar, A.G. & Jamakhandi, M.S.R. 1995. Neo-Proterozoic dyke swarms of southern Karnataka: Part I: Field characters, petrography and mineralogy. Memoir, Geological Society of India, 33, 209-265. Devaraju, T.C., Laajoki, K., Zozulya, D., Khanadali, S.D., & Ugarkar, A.G. 1995. Neo-Proterozoic dyke swarm of southern Karnataka: Part II: Geochemistry, oxygen isotope composition, Rb-Sr age and petrogenesis. Memoir, Geological Society of India, 33, 267-306. Ikramuddin, M., & Stueber, A. M. (1976). Rb-Sr ages of Precambrian dolerite and alkaline dikes, southeast Mysore state, India. Lithos, 9(3), 235-241.

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Apatite from Kanakapura, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India

Apatite from
Kanakapura, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India