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Fluorapatite from
Orahot, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel


Locality type:Outcrop
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 Orahot, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1920948
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1920948:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘArad Mine, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘGurim anticline, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘHalamish Quarry, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘParalava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘWadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘHanswilkeite type locality, Naẖal Gorer, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘAradite type locality, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘFerroåkermanite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘMazorite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘParalava occurrence, Wadi Zohar, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
References
Shahar, Yaacov, Nathan, Yaacov, Shiloni, Yair (1989) Two close associations : Si-P-Fe and Si-P-C in the Upper Campanian and Lower Maastrichtian sediments of the Negev, Israel. Deux paragenèses associées : Si-P-Fe et Si-P-C dans les sédiments du Campanien supérieur et du Maastrichtien inférieur du Néguev, Israël. Sciences Géologiques. Bulletin, 42 (3) 155-171 doi:10.3406/sgeol.1989.1820
 
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