| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluorapatite |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 10 |
| Arsenopyrite | 10 |
| Siderite | 8 |
| Sphalerite | 6 |
| Fluorite | 6 |
| Calcite | 6 |
| Pyrite | 5 |
| Muscovite | 4 |
| Ferberite | 1 |
| Apatite | 1 |
| Tourmaline | 1 |
| Cassiterite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Barroca Grande Mine, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (16 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 49068 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:49068:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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| 43.7km (27.2 miles) | ⓘMelo e Nabais, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal |
| 44.5km (27.7 miles) | ⓘSítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal |
| 46.3km (28.8 miles) | ⓘAlvarrões Mine, Gonçalo, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal |
| 48.1km (29.9 miles) | ⓘChão do Castanheiro, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal |
| 49.1km (30.5 miles) | ⓘBendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal |
| 49.1km (30.5 miles) | ⓘFonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal |
| 49.3km (30.6 miles) | ⓘVela Nordeste quarry, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal |
| 50.5km (31.4 miles) | ⓘCovão quarry, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal |
| 50.6km (31.4 miles) | ⓘUnnamed pegmatite, São Cosmado, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal |
| 51.8km (32.2 miles) | ⓘEN 18 roadcut, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal |
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Barroca Grande Mine, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal