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Fluorapatite from
Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite100
Fluorite24
Diopside17
Microcline9
Thorianite5
Pyroxene Group4
Augite4
Molybdenite3
Allanite-(Ce)3
Diopside-Hedenbergite Series3
Scapolite2
Hedenbergite2
- var Ferrosalite2
Quartz1
Apatite1
Feldspar Group1
Pyrite1
Phlogopite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (98 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38002
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38002:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘSandy Creek, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘMorin Sand and Gravel Quarry, Litchfield, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘNew Calumet Mines, L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘAutoroute 5 extension, Wakefield, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘRoadcut No. 6, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘCross Loop Road Cut (Site 1 of Phase 2), Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘMica and Apatite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘKitty Lynch Mine, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
67.5km (42.0 miles) ⓘKm 21 North on-ramp, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘComet mine, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
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