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Fluorapatite from
D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania


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Fluorapatite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Fluorapatite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Fluorapatite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Fluorapatite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Fluorapatite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Fluorapatite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Fluorapatite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Fluorapatite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Fluorapatite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Fluorapatite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Fluorapatite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Fluorapatite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Comments:see especially Rocks and Minerals 88(2), 179-183 (2013).
Colour:blue
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Visual (Fluorescence)
Optical Analysis
Polarised-light microscopy
XRD
SEM-EDS
ICP-MS
Raman Spectroscopy
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Graphite10
Rhodochrosite9
Calcite9
Prehnite9
Pyrite9
Marcasite9
Zircon3
Diopside1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:717664
Long-form Identifier:1:3:717664:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘMerelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
References
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
Simonoff J., Wise M (2012) A closer Look at Merelani Minerals. Mineral News Vol 28 No 2.
Long, Jena M., Rakovan, John, Jaszczak, John A., Sommer, Andre J., Anczkiewicz, Robert (2013) Fluorapatite From A Remarkable Occurrence of Graphite And Associated Minerals. Rocks & Minerals, 88 (2) 178-183 doi:10.1080/00357529.2013.763690
Jaszczak, John A., Trinchillo, Daniel (2013) Miracle at Merelani A Remarkable Occurrence of Graphite, Diopside, and Associated Minerals from the Karo Mine, Block D, Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania. Rocks & Minerals, 88 (2) 154-165 doi:10.1080/00357529.2013.763671
 
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