| Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Apatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Pontlyfni meteorite, Clynnog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 893584 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:893584:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Apatite |
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| 24.1km (15.0 miles) | ⓘCwmorthin Quarry, Tanygrisiau, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 24.7km (15.3 miles) | ⓘTanygrisiau Railway Station, Tanygrisiau, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 25.2km (15.6 miles) | ⓘGloddfa Ganol Quarry (Oakley), Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 32.1km (20.0 miles) | ⓘBenallt Mine, Rhiw, Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 70.2km (43.6 miles) | ⓘBryn-yr-Afr Mine, Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 76.3km (47.4 miles) | ⓘHendre Quarry, Ceiriog Ucha, Wrexham, Wales, UK |
| 77.4km (48.1 miles) | ⓘCastell Mine (Dyffryn Castell Mine; New Castell Mine; West Esgair Lle Mine; Gwaithddu Mine; Cripiau Bach Mine), Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 85.3km (53.0 miles) | ⓘThurstaston Beach, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK |
| References |
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FLOSS, Christine, CROZAZ, Ghislaine, JOLLIFF, Brad, BENEDIX, Gretchen, COLTON, Shannon (2008) Evolution of the winonaite parent body: Clues from silicate mineral trace element distributions. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 43 (4) 657-674 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb00676.x |
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