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Fluorapatite from
Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Fluorapatite, etc.

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Fluorapatite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
04424350017363326228447.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Fluorapatite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
04424350017363326228447.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
05199580017271999978328.jpg
Fluorapatite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyroxene Group23
Nepheline23
Perovskite17
Melilite Group11
Magnetite8
Phillipsite Subgroup8
Aragonite5
Leucite5
Calcite2
Clinopyroxene Subgroup2
Alumohydrocalcite2
Batisite2
Batiferrite2
Saponite2
Åkermanite2
Thomsonite-Ca1
Gonnardite1
Obsidian1
Sanidine1
Gismondine-Ca1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:360770
Long-form Identifier:1:3:360770:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘLierwiese, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘKyller HÃķhe, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘSteinrausch, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘGiesenheld quarry, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBuch, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘAuf Dickel (incl. Nonnental), Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMÃĪuseberg quarry, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘGoßberg, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘQuarry 1, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘRockeskyller Kopf summit, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Hentschel, Gerhard (1987) Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane (2nd ed.). Christian Weise Verlag. 177 pp.
Chukanov, N. V., Zubkova, N. V., Pekov, I. V., Belakovskiy, D. I., SchÞller, W., Ternes, B., Blass, G., Pushcharovsky, D. Yu. (2013) Hillesheimite, (K,Ca,□)2(Mg,Fe,Ca,□)2[(Si,Al)13O23(OH)6](OH) · 8H2O, a new phyllosilicate mineral of the GÞnterblassite group. Geology of Ore Deposits, 55 (7) 549-557 doi:10.1134/s1075701513070052
Blaß, G.; Kruijen, F. (2015) Die Neuigkeiten aus der Vulkaneifel (II/2015). Mineralien-Welt, 26 (5). 80-90
 
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