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Fluorapatite from
Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel


Locality type:Basin
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Keplerite1
Merrillite1
Diopside1
Wollastonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:732994
Long-form Identifier:1:3:732994:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Fluorapatite in this Region
Aravaite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Ferroåkermanite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Gurim anticline, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Halamish Quarry, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Har Parsa (Mt. Parsa), Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Har Ye'elim, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Mazorite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Nahal Morag Canyon, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Road no. 31, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Paralava occurrence, Wadi Zohar, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Paralava occurrence (3), Wadi Zohar, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Roadside Arad – Dead Sea, Wadi Zohar, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘHar Parsa (Mt. Parsa), Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRoadside Arad – Dead Sea, Wadi Zohar, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘParalava occurrence, Wadi Zohar, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘMazorite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘTsomet Hatrurim, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘHanswilkeite type locality, Naẖal Gorer, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘFerroåkermanite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘNahal Morag Canyon, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘAravaite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘParalava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
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