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Apatite from
Brown Derby No. 5 Mine, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brown Derby No. 5 Mine, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:310773
Long-form Identifier:1:3:310773:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBrown Derby No. 1, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBrown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘBon Ton Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘRazor Creek Dome, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘAberdeen Quarry, Gunnison Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014396), Wolf Creek Area, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014395), Wolf Creek Area, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014394), Wolf Creek Area, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10087948), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘMrs. Roberts Deeded Land Occurrence, Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS Proffesional Paper 265
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
Meeves, H.; Harrer, C.M.; Salsbury, M.H.; Konselman, A.S; Shannon, S.S. Jnr. (1966) Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8298. United States Department of the Interior 34 pp.p.26 - (Table A-1)
 
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