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Fluorapatite from
Adit 3, Sheep Creek Columbite Deposits, Mineral Point Mining District, Ravalli County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Adit
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 Adit 3, Sheep Creek Columbite Deposits, Mineral Point Mining District, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2017481
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2017481:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘColumbine claims (Columbite Occurrence (MRDS - 10221637)), Mineral Point Mining District, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘDark Star group (Dark Star claim; Sheep Creek Adit No. 1; Sheep Creek Adit No. 2), Alta, Hughes Creek Mining District (Alta Mining District), Ravalli County, Montana, USA
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘCrystal Mountain Fluorspar Mine (Lumberjack Outcrops; Crystal Mountain Mine Retirement Group), Sapphire Mountains Area, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
References
Gammons, Christopher H.; Lowers, Heather A.; Thompson, Jay M.; Wyss, Gary F. (2026) Niobium-Bearing Minerals from the Sheep Creek Carbonatite-Related Deposits of Southwest Montana, USA. Minerals, 16 (10). doi:10.3390/min16100987
 
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