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Hydroxylapatite from
Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Hydroxylapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hydroxylapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:939656
Long-form Identifier:1:3:939656:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Hydroxylapatite in this Region
Xenolith CS-050, Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Hydroxylapatite
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘXenolith CS-020, Seekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘIn den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘSchellkopf, Brenk, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘVirneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘGoßberg, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
64.8km (40.2 miles) ⓘGrÞneau Mine (GrÞne Au Mine; GrÞnau Mine), Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘRotlÃĪufchen Mine, Waldgirmes, Lahnau, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
References
SchÃĪfer, Ch. (2016): Einige bemerkenswerte Funde vom Bellerberg-Vulkan bei Mayen, Der Aufschluß, Vol. 67 (1) , pp. 5-15
 
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