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Fluorapatite from
Fibbia, Fontana, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
K Feldspar5
- var Adularia5
Chlorite Group3
Hematite2
Mica Group1
Albite1
- var Pericline1
Rutile1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fibbia, Fontana, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (24 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:430708
Long-form Identifier:1:3:430708:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘSt Gotthard hospice, St Gotthard pass area, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘPizzo Lucendro, Lucendro Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘSella lake, Prevat Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘPizzo Taneda, Piora Valley, Quinto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘGalenstock, Tiefenbach, Realp, Urseren, Uri, Switzerland
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘÄgene Valley (Äginen Valley; Aeginen Valley), Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘCavradi gorge, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘVal Giuv, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘImboden Quarry (Boschetto Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘClogstafel Mount (Punta Clogstafel), Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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