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Fluorapatite from
Old Marble quarry, The Needles, Custer State Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Quarry
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 Old Marble quarry, The Needles, Custer State Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:211444
Long-form Identifier:1:3:211444:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘNovember Mine, The Needles, Custer State Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘGap Lode Pegmatite, Unorganized mining district [5], Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘTin Queen Mine (White Blowout Mine), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘOld Mike mine (Great Northern; Old Mike M.S.2212), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘClimax mica mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘHigh Climb Mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘCuster Mountain lode (Snookum mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘOreville, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘElkhorn Mine (Tinsley Mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘHot Shot mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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