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Apatite from
Purimetla, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India


Locality type:Intrusion
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 Purimetla, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:760602
Long-form Identifier:1:3:760602:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘSettupalle pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘElchuru Complex, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘKotappa Konda outcrops, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘChintalacheruvu, Palnadu District, Andhra Pradesh, India
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘUppalapadu Pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘErrakonda Pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
98.8km (61.4 miles) ⓘRamannapeta-Ustapalle lamproite, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India
References
Gabbro intruded the granite-gneiss and amphibolite country rock, and was in turn intruded by an alkaline plutonic rock, exposed in Purimetla and a belt stretching about 4km to the NE and 4km to the SW.
 
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