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Apatite from
"Zircon Point" pegmatite, Khmara Bay, Casey Bay, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view "Zircon Point" pegmatite, Khmara Bay, Casey Bay, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:747759
Long-form Identifier:1:3:747759:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
47.6km (29.5 miles) ⓘCasey Bay, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘMount Pardoe pegmatite, Mount Pardoe, Amundsen Bay, Tula Mountains, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘPriestley Peak, Amundsen Bay, Tula Mountains, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
86.0km (53.4 miles) ⓘBunt Island, Amundsen Bay, Tula Mountains, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
References
Barbier, Jacques, Grew, Edward S., Moore, Paulus B., Su, Shu-Chun (1999) Khmaralite, a new beryllium-bearing mineral related to sapphirine; a superstructure resulting from partial ordering of Be, Al, and Si on tetrahedral sites. American Mineralogist, 84 (10) 1650-1660 doi:10.2138/am-1999-1020
Grew, E.S.; Yates, M.G.; Barbier, J.; Shearer, C.K.; Sheraton, J.W.; Shiraishi, K.; Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13. 1-40
 
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