| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluorapatite |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Comments: | The fluorapatite was only confirmed by XRD, needs quantitative and probably Infrared spectroscopy to confirm it is not carbonate-rich fluorapatite. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Clinochlore | 5 |
| Quartz | 4 |
| Monazite-(Ce) | 4 |
| Anatase | 3 |
| Chlorite Group | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 20230 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:20230:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘTregonning Hill, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 6.8km (4.2 miles) | ⓘRinsey Cove, Rinsey, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 7.7km (4.8 miles) | ⓘMegiliggar Rocks (Tremearne pegmatite), Breage, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 10.9km (6.8 miles) | ⓘWheal Pendarves, Killivose, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 14.1km (8.7 miles) | ⓘTincroft Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 15.6km (9.7 miles) | ⓘSouth Wheal Basset, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 17.3km (10.7 miles) | ⓘBoscaswell Downs Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 17.6km (10.9 miles) | ⓘPendeen Consols, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 17.7km (11.0 miles) | ⓘMaen Quarry, Constantine, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 17.9km (11.1 miles) | ⓘTresavean Mine, Lanner, Lanner, Cornwall, England, UK |
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Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK