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Fluorapatite from
Virorco pegmatites, Las Águilas deposit, Estancia Grande, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
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 Virorco pegmatites, Las Águilas deposit, Estancia Grande, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:852005
Long-form Identifier:1:3:852005:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘSan Luis Mine, La Florida, El Trapiche, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
27.9km (17.4 miles) ⓘIndependencia Argentina pegmatite, Totoral pegmatitic field, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘSanta Ana Pegmatite, Totoral pegmatitic field, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘPotrerillos 2 pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
61.6km (38.2 miles) ⓘCasa de Piedra pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
63.8km (39.7 miles) ⓘPegmatite quarry, Las Chacras, San Martín department, San Luis Province, Argentina
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘRancul pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘMaría Elena pegmatite, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
99.3km (61.7 miles) ⓘSan Elías mine, Sierra de la Estanzuela, Chacabuco Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
99.3km (61.7 miles) ⓘLa Viquita pegmatite, Sierra de la Estanzuela, Chacabuco Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
References
Galliski, M. A., Marquez-Zavalia, M. F., Lira, R., Cempirek, J., Skoda, R. (2012) Mineralogy and Origin of the Dumortierite-Bearing Pegmatites of Virorco, San Luis, Argentina. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (4) 873-894 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.4.873
 
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