| Classification |
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| Species: | Mitridatite |
| Formula: | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| Comments: | Thin crusts in fracture filling. |
| Habit: | encrustations |
| Colour: | yellow to red |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | ⓘ2 photos of Mitridatite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Vivianite | ⓘ1 photo of Mitridatite associated with Vivianite at this locality. |
| Rockbridgeite | ⓘ1 photo of Mitridatite associated with Rockbridgeite at this locality. |
| Muscovite | ⓘ1 photo of Mitridatite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Mitridatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view State Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 860935 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:860935:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 521f5452-a1ee-4330-8981-946331be55af |
| Nearest other occurrences of Mitridatite |
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| 47.2km (29.3 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 51.0km (31.7 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 60.8km (37.8 miles) | ⓘFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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State Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA