| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluorapatite |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Comments: | Usually as masses or small crystals in the aplitic zone. |
| Habit: | massive to subhedral prismatic |
| Colour: | pale gray-green |
| Luminescent properties: | yellow in SW |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visual (Fluorescence) |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | β32 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Quartz | β18 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Muscovite | β14 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Spessartine | β13 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Spessartine at this locality. |
| Microcline | β11 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Schorl | β10 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Schorl at this locality. |
| Beryl | β8 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Beryl at this locality. |
| Chlorophane | β8 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Chlorophane at this locality. |
| Calciomicrolite | β5 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Calciomicrolite at this locality. |
| Lepidolite | β5 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Lepidolite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Hewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (17 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 929756 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:929756:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | f08fac14-2c4b-4ee1-9268-6b4f19fbe155 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | βCivilian Conservation Corps prospect (CCC prospect; Cook columbite prospect), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.7km (0.5 miles) | βNemo's Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.9km (0.5 miles) | βLong Hill Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | βGulf Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.0km (1.3 miles) | βJail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.1km (2.5 miles) | βQuarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.3km (2.7 miles) | βState Route 9 and State Route 81 Interchange, Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | βGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.2km (3.9 miles) | βRock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.1km (4.4 miles) | βAnderson No. 2 Mica Mine, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA