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Apatite from
Wannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
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 Wannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1638763
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1638763:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘKrufter Ofen, Kruft, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘAlte Burg quarry, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘHüttenberg sand pit, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘHerchenberg quarry, Burgbrohl, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘSchellkopf, Brenk, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘGranulite occurrence, Engeln, Kempenich, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
27.4km (17.1 miles) ⓘApollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘHambach - Gückingen area, Diez, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘWesterwald Volcanic Field, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘPhosphorite deposit, Staffel, Limburg an der Lahn, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
References
Blaß, Günter; Graf, Hans-Werner (1992) Neufunde von bekannten Fundorten (V) [New discoveries from known sites (V)]. Mineralien-Welt, 3 (2). p.49-51.
Weiß, Günter, Graf, Hans-Werner (1999) Die Wannenköpfe bei Ochtendung in der Vulkaneifel und ihre Mineralien [The Wannenköpfe near Ochtendung in the Vulkaneifel and their minerals]. Mineralien Welt, 10 (6). 20-47
 
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