It occurs in pegmatite associated with other phosphate minerals.

This is because of the large deposit of phosphate minerals that have been discovered in the area.

Typically occurs very late in the sequence of formation of secondary phosphate minerals.

Whitlockite is a rare phosphate mineral often represented as a type of apatite.

Two distinct routes are employed, the main one being treatment of phosphate minerals with sulfuric acid.

Kolbeckite is usually found as small clusters of crystals associated with other phosphate minerals.

This is an important geologic location that has provided the discovery of several phosphate minerals which have been previously unknown.

Where present, rare earth metals tend to associate with phosphate minerals.

Fluorapatite as a mineral is the most common phosphate mineral.

This mineral is found in phosphate mines, along with other phosphate minerals.