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Fluorapatite from
Casa de Piedra pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina


Locality type:Pegmatite
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 Casa de Piedra pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1591948
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1591948:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘPotrerillos 2 pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘRancul pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘPegmatite quarry, Las Chacras, San Martín department, San Luis Province, Argentina
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘMaría Elena pegmatite, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘSanta Ana Pegmatite, Totoral pegmatitic field, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘIndependencia Argentina pegmatite, Totoral pegmatitic field, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘSan Luis Mine, La Florida, El Trapiche, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘSan Elías mine, Sierra de la Estanzuela, Chacabuco Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘLa Viquita pegmatite, Sierra de la Estanzuela, Chacabuco Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
61.6km (38.2 miles) ⓘVirorco pegmatites, Las Águilas deposit, Estancia Grande, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
References
Ribacki, Enrico, Trumbull, Robert B., López de Luchi, Mónica G., Altenberger, Uwe, van Schijndel, Valby (2023) Intra-granitic pegmatites of the Las Chacras-Potrerillos batholith (Sierra de San Luis, Argentina): Geochemistry, dating, and a new model of magma evolution. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 127. 104397 doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2023.104397
 
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