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Fluorapatite from
Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico


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Fluorapatite

Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico
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Fluorapatite

Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico
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Fluorapatite

Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico
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Fluorapatite

Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico
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Fluorapatite

Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico
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Fluorapatite

Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico
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Fluorapatite

Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico
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Fluorapatite

Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico
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Fluorapatite

Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico
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Fluorapatite

Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico
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Fluorapatite

Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico
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Fluorapatite

Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz91
- var Chalcedony36
Opal53
- var Opal-AN46
Hematite29
- var Martite16
Calcite25
Magnetite18
Augite9
Limonite5
Sepiolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (317 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13776
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13776:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Jurgeit, Matthias (2001) Fluorapatit und seine Begleitmineralien vom Cerro del Mercado in Durango, Mexico [Fluorapatite and its accompanying minerals from Cerro del Mercado in Durango, Mexico]. Mineralien Welt, 12 (4). 56-61
 
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