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Fluorapatite from
Tanatz Alp, Splügen, Rheinwald, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tanatz Alp, Splügen, Rheinwald, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:819620
Long-form Identifier:1:3:819620:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘFianel, Ausserferrera, Ferrera, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘBergwiesen, Starlera Valley, Ferrera, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘSchmorrasgrat-North, Ausserferrera, Ferrera, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘTanno Pegmatitic Field, Chiavenna, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘLa Fruda, Vrin, Lumnezia, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBondasca Valley, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘIls Umens, Val Casatscha, Val Cristallina, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘLas Tuors, Val Casatscha, Val Cristallina, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘMedel gorge (Lukmanier gorge), Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘSissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Roth, P. & Meisser, N. (2011): I minerali dell'Alpe Tanatz. Passo dello Spluga (Grigioni, Svizzera). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2/2011, 90-99
 
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