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Apatite from
Vavnbed Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Mountain
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 Vavnbed Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:612777
Long-form Identifier:1:3:612777:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘMt. Kuetnyuchorr, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘKarnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘYubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘAlluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘMannepakhk Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘKitknyun Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘKuftnyun Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘNamuaiv Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘOlenii Ruchei (Olenii Creek; Oleny Ruchei), Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘVoron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
 
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