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Fluorapatite from
Elk Mine, Avery County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Elk Mine, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:964575
Long-form Identifier:1:3:964575:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘBuchanan Mine (Buchanan pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘSmith Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘSinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘOld Charles Mine, Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘPresnell Mine (Young's Mine), Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘFanny Gouge Mine, Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘCelo Mine (Mas-Celo), Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘRay Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘMorganton Quarry (Vulcan Materials Co. Quarry), Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
References
Smithsonian Institution Mineral Reference Collection No.119887-00
 
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