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Fluorapatite from
Wycheproof granite quarry, Wycheproof, Buloke Shire, Victoria, Australia
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Fluorapatite | |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F | |
| Comments: | "Primary fluorapatite occurs as pale blue, glassy, interstitial patches and rare crystals a few mm across and as ragged etched fragments less than 1mm across in some cavities in the Wycheproof pegmatites. The etched fluorapatite occurs with powdery and spongy aggregates of cyrilovite, quartz and muscovite. In a few cavities, secondary hydrothermal apatite occurs as spherical aggregates, up to 1mm across, consisting of radiating colourless fibrous crystals." | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wycheproof granite quarry, Wycheproof, Buloke Shire, Victoria, Australia | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 92975 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:92975:0 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite | ||
| 66.2km (41.1 miles) | ⓘLake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia | |
| 81.7km (50.7 miles) | ⓘPyramid Hill granite quarry (Mawson's Quarry), Pyramid Hill, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia | |
| References | ||
Wycheproof granite quarry, Wycheproof, Buloke Shire, Victoria, Australia