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Fluorapatite from
Bristol Ferry, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA


Locality type:Exposure
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Polarised-light microscopy
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bristol Ferry, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:134407
Long-form Identifier:1:3:134407:3
GUID (UUID V4):291de62b-5dca-4f4b-a026-3c1e8d581aac
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
6.1km (3.8 miles) Construction Materials Corp. quarry (Fish Road quarry), Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) Bonnet Shores, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) Watson Pier, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) Sullivan Quarries, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) Interstate highway 295 road cut, Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) Manton Avenue Quarry (Manton Quarry; Violet Hill Quarry), Manton, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) Acushnet Quarry, Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) Interstate 295 / US Route 6 road cuts, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) Manville Quarry (Riverview Quarry; CQC Quarry; Forte Brothers Quarry; Todesca Quarry), Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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