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Apatite from
Buffalo Canyon prospect, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buffalo Canyon prospect, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1491292
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1491292:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘSierra Magnesite Mine, Gabbs, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
75.0km (46.6 miles) ⓘApex Mine (Rundberg Mine; Early Day Mine), Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘPony Canyon, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
80.4km (49.9 miles) ⓘLinka Mine, Spencer Hot Springs Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
92.0km (57.2 miles) ⓘPhosphate Occurrence, Danville Mining District, Monitor Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘGaribaldi claim group, Tonopah Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘSilver Queen claim group, Tonopah Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
97.3km (60.4 miles) ⓘTonopah Mining Company, Tonopah Mining District, San Antonio Mountains, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Quillen, P. D. (2017). Buffalo Canyon: An Oligocene Greisen-Like Intrusion-Related Gold Deposit in the Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada (Masters thesis, University of Nevada, Reno).
 
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